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For Immediate Release:   July 1, 2023  Media Contact: [email protected] MIAMI – The Southern Poverty Law Center, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, Americans for Immigrant Justice,  and American Immigration Council have announced they will file a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s draconian Senate Bill 1718, which goes into effect today, July 1.  The groups are suing, charging the discriminatory anti-immigrant law …

For Immediate Release June 16, 2023 Contact: [email protected] Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, 69 civil, human rights, faith-based, and immigrants’ rights groups submitted a joint comment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) in opposition to the proposed extension of the Biden administration’s asylum ban to include maritime arrivals. The extension further restricts asylum access …

Groups urge the Biden administration to ensure that asylum seekers are given full and fair access to the U.S. asylum system, including meaningful access to counsel  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2023  Contact: [email protected] Washington D.C. – One hundred and twelve civil, human rights, faith-based, and immigration groups sent a letter to the Biden administration to condemn the return to a Trump-era …

Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) welcomes the end of Title 42, denounces the Biden Administration’s asylum ban, and uplifts opportunity for compassionate immigration policy  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [email protected] Miami, FL (May 11, 2023) — For the past three years, the ability to access asylum in the United States has been effectively shut down by the Title 42 public health …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2023 Media Contact: [email protected] Miami, FL – This week, the Biden administration published its proposed rule limiting asylum eligibility for migrants seeking safety in the United States. Shalyn Fluharty, executive director of Americans for Immigrant Justice, made the following statement:  “The U.S. government has a moral and legal obligation to provide a fair opportunity to …

For Immediate Release: February 16, 2023 Media Contact: [email protected] TALLAHASSEE – On Thursday, Feb. 16, Florida and national leaders responded to Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature’s decision to create an expanded relocation program that will allow the Florida Division of Emergency Management (“DEM”) and law enforcement to hunt and target migrants anywhere in the U.S., including Florida, and …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2023 Media Contact: [email protected] Citing a pervasive history of abuse and human rights violations, groups call for immediate releases and closure of the facility Jacksonville, FL – 69 community advocacy and legal organizations have delivered a letter to the Biden administration calling for immediate termination of the contract operating Baker County Detention Center (Baker) in …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2022 Contact: [email protected] MIAMI — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Leontire & Associates, P.C. and the Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) of Harvard Law School filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Jared W. Perdue, Secretary of the Florida Department of …