Recent Posts in South Florida Category
Posted on Jul 9, 2014 By Peregrine
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 Feb 14, 2014 By Peregrine Law
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 By Peregrine Law
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 By Peregrine Law
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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Posted on Dec 22, 2013 By peregrinelaw
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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Posted on Nov 4, 2013 By peregrinelaw
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 By peregrinelaw
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 By peregrinelaw
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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Andrea Montavon-McKillip Speaks on Asylum in Miami
Posted on Oct 20, 2013 By peregrinelaw
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 By peregrinelaw
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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