FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2025 Contact: American for Immigrant Justice, [email protected] MIAMI, FL (June 3, 2025) — The Georgetown Center on Privacy and Technology, together with Amica Center for Immigrants Rights and Americans for Immigrant Justice, have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for its failure to respond to organizations’ Freedom of Information Act request …
Detained Individuals and Civil Rights Organizations Raise Serious Concerns Over Violations of Immigrants’ Due Process Rights at FDC in Miami, FL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2025 Contact: American for Immigrant Justice, [email protected] MIAMI, FL (May 29, 2025) — Today, civil rights organizations called on the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to remedy pervasive due process violations plaguing the Federal Detention Center-Miami (FDC-Miami). Americans for Immigrant Justice, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, Florida …
Federal Court Extends Block on Florida’s Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law, SB 4-C
Judge extends block on enforcement of law that would criminalize people simply for entering Florida ruling the law is likely unconstitutional FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2025 Contact: American for Immigrant Justice, [email protected] MIAMI, FL (April 30, 2025) — Late last night, a federal judge extended an order blocking Florida from enforcing Senate Bill 4-C (SB 4-C) — a dangerous …
Americans for Immigrant Justice Submits Report on Krome Detention Center Abuses to United Nations Human Rights Council for Review on Human Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8, 2025 Contact: American for Immigrant Justice, [email protected] MIAMI, FL (April 8, 2025) — Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) submitted a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council documenting egregious human rights abuses of immigrants at Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami, Florida. The report was submitted to the UN Human Rights Council …
Federal Court Halts Florida’s Cruel Anti-Immigrant Law SB 4-C in Major Victory for Immigrant Justice
Federal court halts enforcement of Florida’s dangerous anti-immigrant law, protecting communities from unconstitutional arrests and detention FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2025 Contact: ACLU of Florida Media Office, [email protected]; American for Immigrant Justice, Paola Ariza, [email protected] MIAMI, FL (April 4, 2025) — A federal court has granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of Florida Senate Bill 4-C (SB 4-C), …
ACLU of Florida Joins ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project and Americans for Immigrant Justice to Represent the Farmworker Association of Florida, the Florida Immigrant Coalition, and Impacted Individuals in a Newly Filed Lawsuit to Block Florida’s Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Law SB 4C
The lawsuit exposes SB 4C as a sweeping and unlawful expansion of state power under the guise of immigration enforcement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2025 Contact: ACLU of Florida Media Office, [email protected]; American for Immigrant Justice, Paola Ariza, [email protected] MIAMI, FL (April 2, 2025) — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, and Americans …
Legal Service Organizations, Community Groups, and Civil Rights Groups Unite to Form the Florida Rapid Response Alliance for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment (RAISE)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 17, 2025 Contact: [email protected] MIAMI, FL— Today, Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice), the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC), Community Justice Project (CJP), Catholic Legal Services (CLS), WeCount!, Florida Immigration Law & Justice Center (FILJC), the Orlando Center for Justice, Inc (OCJ), The Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc (FWAF), and the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida …
Secure the Border Final Rule Further Cements Restrictive Asylum Policies at the Border
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2024 Contact: [email protected] MIAMI, FL — On Monday, the Biden Administration issued a Presidential Proclamation updating its June 2024 proclamation on suspension of entry at the southern border, while the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice simultaneously released the accompanying Securing the Border Final Rule. Under the proclamation and interim final rule announced this summer, …
Lawsuit Against Parole in Place Threatens Florida’s Future Prosperity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2024 Contact: [email protected] Miami, FL — On August 26, 2024, a federal judge issued an administrative stay on the Keeping Families Together parole program, also referred to as Parole in Place (or PIP). Under the stay, which was initially granted for 14 days, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can accept, but not approve, parole applications submitted as part of the …
District Court Upholds the Right of Spouses of H-1B Visa Holders to Obtain Work Authorization
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2024 Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON D.C. — On Friday, the D.C. Circuit Court upheld a rule allowing the lawfully-admitted spouses of H-1B visa holders to obtain authorization to work while awaiting lawful permanent residency. H-1B visa holders are specialized immigrant workers, who are authorized to work in the United States because they possess highly specialized knowledge and …