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Posted on Jul 9, 2014
We are proud to announce that Andrea Montavon-McKillip was elected to the Board of Directors of the South Florida chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for the 2014-2015 year. ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2014
Obama announced yesterday that he would be taking action, by means of executive order, to make fixes to the immigration system. He explained that he preferred permanent action by Congress to ...
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Posted on Feb 14, 2014
Last month, several brave couples filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriage. On Valentine's Day, opponents of marriage equality and of the ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2014
As of February 17, 2014, Peregrine Law, P.A. and Board Certified immigration attorney Andrea Montavon-McKillip will be moving into a new and larger office space. The move is necessary to provide ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2014
Since 2011, the Pro Bono Committee of the South Florida Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has operated a mental incompetency project at the Krome Detention Center in ...
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Potential for TPS relief for Filipino Nationals in the United States
Posted on Jan 10, 2014
Several advocacy organizations, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), have called on the U.S. government to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) benefits to Filipino ...
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Posted on Dec 23, 2013
One of the great disappointments of 2013 is the failure of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. While cynicism abounds about the possibility of immigration reform in 2014, the facts show ...
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Posted on Dec 22, 2013
Miami-Dade to stop enforcing immigration detainers Miami-Dade County plans to stop paying to house individuals who are subject to "immigration detainers." The main issue for Miami-Dade is ...
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Illinois to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Posted on Nov 5, 2013
Illinois is poised to become the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage. So proud of my home state for advancing the fight for marriage equality. According to the Chicago Tribune, assuming the bill ...
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Posted on Nov 4, 2013
The comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced by House Democrats has picked up three Republican co-sponsors including South Florida's Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. The bill has 186 Democratic ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2013
Questions remain about whether Republicans will show good faith on immigration reform. The House continues to sit on the comprehensive Senate bill that was passed back in June. House Democrats ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2013
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) put together an interactive map of all of the newspaper editorials in the country in support of immigration reform. Each map indicator links to the local ...
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Marriage Equality Arrives in New Jersey
Posted on Oct 21, 2013
New Jersey began allowing same-sex marriages this morning at 12:00 a.m., making it the 14th state to legalize same-sex marriage. Happy couples lined up for middle of the night marriage ceremonies, ...
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Andrea Montavon-McKillip Speaks on Asylum in Miami
Posted on Oct 20, 2013
Andrea Montavon-McKillip presented on asylum law at a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminar at Duane Morris, LLP in Miami, Florida, on October 16, 2013. The CLE was organized by Catholic Legal ...
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Andrea Montavon-McKillip Presents on I-9 Compliance in Miami
Posted on Aug 28, 2013
Peregrine Law founder and Board Certified Immigration Attorney, Andrea Montavon-McKillip, was a faculty member presenting at the Sterling Education Services, Inc., Fundamentals of Employment Law ...
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