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 …
AI Justice Welcomes New Polices Aimed at Keeping Families Together and Providing Stability to Dreamers and DACA-recipients
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2024 Contact: [email protected] MIAMI, FL—On Tuesday, the Administration announced executive action that will provide a pathway to citizenship for many undocumented spouses of US citizens and help DACA recipients and Dreamers more easily access employment visas. The new process will allow undocumented spouses of US citizens who have been present in the United States for at least ten years to …
New Executive Action Shuts the Door on Asylum Seekers
For Immediate Release June 6, 2024 Contact: [email protected] Miami, FL — On June 5, 2024, the Biden Administration announced a new presidential proclamation and interim final rule that suspends entry along the Southern Border and bars individuals who enter between ports of entry during a suspension from asylum eligibility. Under this new process, suspension of entry by non-citizens along the …
Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Key Provision of Florida’s Anti-Immigrant SB 1718
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2024 Contact: [email protected] MIAMI — A federal court today blocked Section 10 of Florida’s draconian anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, Americans for Immigrant Justice, American Immigration Council, and the Southern Poverty Law Center successfully sought the preliminary injunction on behalf of the Farmworker Association of Florida and …
With the Future of DACA at Stake, Home is Here Coalition Urges Biden Admin and Congress to Take Action Now
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2024 Media Contact: [email protected] Washington, D.C.— Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a full committee hearing on the urgent need for Congress to protect and deliver permanent legal protections for immigrant youth, given ongoing attacks against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in the courts. As hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients and DACA-eligible …
Resuming Deportation Flights to Haiti is Unconscionable and Shameful
AI Justice responds to today’s deportation flight to Cap-Haitien For Immediate Release April 18, 2024 Contact: [email protected] Miami, FL—Today, the U.S. government deported 74 individuals back to Haiti against the advisal of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the urging of over 480 immigration, human rights, faith-based and civil rights organizations. “We are profoundly heartbroken by the U.S. …