Orlando Immigration Attorney Frank Symphorien-Saavedra in the News

Javier Gimenez Rivero’s walk out of the federal courthouse in Orlando and into the waiting arms of his family represented a banner moment for his attorney, Phillip Arroyo. The reunification, captured by Arroyo’s team on video, had been days in the making. Rivero was pulled over on Landstreet Boulevard for driving 54 in a 45 mile-per-hour zone. A common enough occurrence in Central Florida, where speed limits...

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The Trump administration’s decision to pause Visa processing for immigrants from 75-countries is already having an impact on Central Florida. The pause doesn’t begin until Wednesday January 21st, but the move is already forcing some who had been working on a move to Central Florida to change their plans. The State Department said it is reassessing immigration processing procedures to prevent the entry...”

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Frank Symphorien-Saavedra, a board-certified immigration law expert, reacts to President Donald Trump’s threat to invoke the insurrection act in Minnesota amid anti-ICE protests.

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Approximately half of all immigrants booked into the Orange County Jail last month without any criminal charges were handed over to ICE agents and then sent directly back to the jail, data from jail leaders showed. The process, known as “repeat booking,” had been rare in Orange County until this summer as immigration officials struggled with...

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A new measure is limiting driver's license validity to 12 months at a time for some people with nonimmigrant status in the state of Florida. According to a Technical Advisory issued on April 30, by the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Florida driver license renewals and identification cards issued to nonimmigrants are valid until the expiration date of their U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services document, not to exceed...

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Over the last few months, Florida has become a battleground for anti-immigration policies, using fear-mongering tactics to justify severe legal measures. The messages surrounding immigration law messaging have led to an atmosphere of suspicion and anxiety, not just among undocumented individuals but also among legal residents, businesses, and mixed-status families...

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The scene outside the Orlando Immigration & Customs Enforcement office has been the same over much of the past week: people young and old huddled along the sidewalk day and night, hoping to be seen by officials inside. Normally, the system is smooth. People who cross the border illegally, or who are otherwise summoned to an ICE office, attend appointments handed out on a first-come, first-served basis. The immigrants...

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