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| University | Florida International University, B.A., 1984; University of Miami, M.B.A., 2001 |
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| Law School | University of Miami, J.D., cum laude, 1990 |
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| Admitted | 1990, Maryland; 1991, Florida, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | The Florida Bar; The Maryland Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. |
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| Languages | Spanish |
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| Born | Managua, Nicaragua, August 3, 1960 |
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| Biography | Recipient, Human Rights Award, Amnesty International, 1999. Member, Editorial Board, University of Miami Law Review, 1988-1990. Key person in obtaining legislation in aid to Central American Immigrant Community via judicial and legislative efforts that finally resulted in the NACARA law. Author: "Sympathy Strikes and Employee Rights," 3 Detroit College of Law Review, 1989; "Inmigracion y Usted," Random House, ISBN 978-0-307-27486, January 2008. Lecturer: The Florida Bar, 1996-1999; AILA Seminars on Asylum, Family Petitions, and Immigration Court Practice. Advisor and TV Commentator for Univision, 1998—. |
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| Reported Cases | Tefel v. Reno; Garcia v. Attorney General; Salinas v. Attorney General. |
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| ISLN | 901675949 |
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