Americans for Immigrant Justice’s News

Americans for Immigrant Justice shines a light on the emerging and pervasive issues that affect immigrants and their loved ones. To learn more, read some of our recent news coverage.

2025

8/27/2025	A woman’s choice to self-deport from Sarasota pushes her family to consider the same – NPR Tampa
8/25/2025	Tampa family opened doors to ICE agents, but the law says they didn’t have to – Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
8/19/2025	Civil rights attorneys mark victory for Alligator Alcatraz detainees – Channel 10 Miami (WPLG)
8/19/2025	Lawyers for Alligator Alcatraz detainees argue in Miami federal court for access to clients, judges – WLRN/News Service Florida
8/19/2025	‘Alligator Alcatraz’ faces legal rights hearing – Politico
8/15/2025	ICE Is Deporting Thousands With Minor Offenses — From Traffic Violations to Weed Possession – The Marshall Project
8/17/2025	Faith groups push Miami-Dade to rescind cuts to food, social service programs – Miami Herald
8/13/2025	Fla. Detention Center Still Blocks Atty Access, Groups Say – Law 360
8/13/2025 8/12/2025	Migrant Defense Under Attack: Defunded and Silenced – Los Angeles Press Trump Has A Powerful Strategy To Get Immigrants To ‘Give Up‘ – HuffPost
8/5/2025	Miami-Dade’s mayor is defending immigrants with moral clarity and courage \| Opinion by Cheryl Little, Americans for Immigrant Justice Co-Founder
8/5/2025	Can ICE enter a school? What the law says and how to prepare– Miami Herald
8/5/2025	Officials required to produce ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ agreements: Judge – Straight Arrow News
8/03/2025	Church pastor and fake immigration lawyer arrested in Miami for defrauding vulnerable immigrants – Cuba en Miami
7/29/2025	Report on alleged conditions at ICE’s Florida detention sites prompts Catholic leaders’ call for change – Catholic Review
7/29/2025	Federal judges want more information about Alligator Alcatraz’s operations– Miami Herald
7/29/2025	Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Are Being Denied Access to Legal Counsel, Attorneys Say– Latin Times
7/29/2025	Lawyers question legality of Alligator Alcatraz, ask federal judge to intervene– Miami Herald
7/24/2025	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Holds Public Hearing on Trump Administration’s Systemic Human Rights Violations Against Immigrants – International Refugee Assistance Project
7/22/2025	‘They chained me to the ground’: Detainees at Alligator Alcatraz allege harsh punishment by guards– WLRN.
7/19/2025	A cry for help inside Alcatraz’s cages– Sun Sentinel
7/21/2025	You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025 – Relief Web
6/5/2025	Cuban migrants at Krome Detention Center spell out ‘SOS’ in protest
6/4/2025	DNA sample collection from migrants without criminal convictions reaches the courts
6/4/2025	D.C. Groups Sue DHS Over Secretive Noncitizen DNA Collection
6/3/2025	‘Wrongly withholding agency records’: Trump admin ignoring FOIA requests on how it ‘collects, stores and uses’ DNA samples from immigrants, lawsuit says
6/3/2025	Immigration advocates sue over DHS stonewalling on DNA collection program
6/2/2025	DHS Collecting DNA as Part of Larger ‘Massive Surveillance’ Effort: Lawsuit
6/2/2025	Homeland Security stonewalling info on noncitizen DNA collection operation, lawsuit alleges
6/1/2025	Sui Chung, of Americans for Immigrant Justice, talks about immigration enforcement in Florida
5/31/2025	Federal Court Rules in Favor of U.S. Citizen Misidentified by ICE
5/30/2025	Congresswoman finds ‘incredibly disturbing’ conditions at Krome
5/30/2025	Civil Rights Groups Say Immigrants Are Being Denied Legal Access at Detention Centers
5/29/2025	Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz finds ‘incredibly disturbing’ conditions at Krome
5/29/2025	U.S. judge contemplates holding AG Uthmeier in contempt of court
5/29/2025	Advocates raise concerns over due process rights for immigrants held in Miami facility
5/29/2025	Protesters respond to Miami federal courthouse as Florida attorney general faces contempt of court accusation
5/27/2025	Overcrowding and Dysfunction Produced a Quiet Riot at a Miami Federal Prison Holding ICE Detainees
5/19/2025	Federal appeals court urged to keep block on Florida’s immigration law
5/16/2025	Americans for Immigrant Justice holds benefit in Miami (WPLG, Local10) VIDEO
5/7/2025	Rights Groups Sound the Alarm to the United Nations on the United States’ Disappearances
5/7/2025	DeSantis stands by AG James Uthmeier’s defiance of federal court order
4/29/2025	Floridians Are Getting Glimpses of What Aggressive Immigration Enforcement Looks Like
4/25/2025	Detainees detail ‘hellish,’ overcrowded conditions at Krome Detention Center near Miami
4/24/2025	Rep. Frederica Wilson: A ‘tent city’ being built to house even more people at overcrowded Krome
4/24/2025	South Florida U.S. Rep. Wilson reports a ‘tent city’ at Miami ICE detention center
4/24/2025	‘We take our direction from the judge’: Florida sheriff vows to ignore DeSantis directive
4/24/2025	Florida federal judge maintains blockage of state immigration law
4/24/2025	Federal Judge Extends Florida Immigration Law Block Following Unlawful Arrest of U.S. Citizen
4/20/2025	Attorney general greenlights arrests under suspended Florida immigration law
4/20/2025	Mass deportation brutal and wrong \| Opinion
4/18/2025	Federal judge extends block on Florida immigration law that led to arrest of a U.S. citizen
4/10/2025	Dramatic Wednesday, uncertain future
4/9/2025	Harsh Florida law blocked while Trump administration sows more fear among immigrants
4/8/2025	Federal Judge Blocks Florida Immigration Law, Citing Constitutional Violations
4/8/2025	New Florida hotline for immigrants aims to ease fears, offer help
4/7/2025	DeSantis responds after judge temporarily blocks new immigration law
4/6/2025	Immigration attorneys say people are subject to inhuman conditions in detention centers
4/3/2025	Immigrant Advocacy Groups Sue Florida, Claiming New Immigration Law Violates U.S. Constitution
4/3/2025	Lawsuit filed in Miami against recent state law to combat illegal immigration
4/3/2025	Advocacy groups sue Florida, arguing the state cannot create state immigration crimes
3/31/2025	Miami’s ICE Detention Center Holding Twice Its Capacity Amid Crackdown, Detainees Subjected to Inhumane Conditions: Report
3/30/2025	Weekend protests. At Krome over Trump deportation program. At Tesla dealerships over Elon Musk, DOGE
3/28/2025	The South Florida Roundup: Deaths at Krome detention center, WPLG-Local 10 divorces ABC and Jupiter’s centennial
3/28/2025	‘Inhumane:’ Overcrowding strains Krome detention center amid Trump’s immigrant crackdown
3/23/2025	Overcrowding plagues detention units amid Trump’s immigration blitz
3/20/2025	In Sarasota, border czar Homan says ‘we’re saving lives’ under Trump’s immigration policy
3/14/2025	Agentes policiales locales deben cooperar con ICE. Lo que esto podría significar para el público
3/13/2025	A Legacy of Justice – Sisters of the Humility of Mary
3/6/2025	What Are Your Rights If You Are Approached By An ICE Agent?
2/27/2025	Dozens of Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration: Don’t Quit…but Don’t Do Your Job Either!
2/21/2025	Trump takes away legal representation for unaccompanied minor immigrants
2/20/2025	Migrants held at Guantanamo now allowed to phone attorneys, filing says
2/20/2025	Trump administration has cleared migrants out of Guantánamo Bay
2/18/2025	Tracking Executive Orders & Lawsuits Filed Against Trump/Vance/Musk Administration
2/13/2025	Why Families of Three Venezuelans Sent to Guantánamo are Suing the U.S. Government
2/13/2025	Immigrant Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Claiming Communication With Migrants Taken to Guantanamo Has Been Cut Off
2/6/2025	‘Know your rights’: South Florida immigration advocates create rapid response hotline
2/5/2025	AIJ endorsed the No Ban Act, posted on Congresswoman Judy Chu’s website
1/28/205	Cómo siguen las deportaciones en Miami y las redadas masivas en Florida
1/28/2025	Immigration package passes both Florida House and Senate
1/27/2025	what we do now: If we unplug, they win. Here are nine things to do instead.
1/25/2025	Jim discusses Trump’s migrant crackdown with Sui Chung of Americans for Immigration Justice
1/24/2025	Trump’s immigration policies spark deportation fear in South Florida
1/23/2025	Advocates in South Florida remind immigrants of their rights amid Trump crackdown
1/23/2025	Florida immigration attorneys get more calls for help amid Trump’s crackdown
1/23/2025	Florida advocacy groups urge immigrants without legal status to know their rights
1/22/2025	Advocacy groups detail rights immigrants have after President Trump’s plan for ICE raids
1/22/2025	‘Stay focused’ — Advocacy groups urge immigrants without legal status to know their rights
1/13/2025	DV & SA Coalition Sign-On opposing HR30
1/13/2025	FFLA distributes $93 million in IOTA funds to 35 legal aid organizations
1/9/2025	Advocates pen letter to Houston government on intimate partner violence

2024

11/22/2024	Trump Poised to Take a Page Out of Ron DeSantis’ Immigration Playbook: ‘Make America Florida’
11/21/2024	Mourning Without Space To Do So: Finding Routes Toward Healing After The U.S. Presidential Election
11/20/2024	Nearly 200 groups urge Biden to release migrants, close detention centers before Trump arrives
11/13/2024	Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to
11/08/2024	It’s time to circle the wagons
10/22/2024	Ley SB 1718 sobre migración de Florida no fue “pausada” por DeSantis tras huracanes de 2024
10/15/2024	Trump’s proposed mass deportations could ‘decimate’ the US food supply
9/25/2024	Where fates are decided: Miami’s immigration courts are microcosm of South Florida
8/23/2024	Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
8/1/2024	Fast-track asylum programs are hurting migrant families in need
6/6/2024	How Ron DeSantis’s ‘chilling’ anti-immigration law hurts Florida workers
5/24/2024	El juez “revalúa” su decisión de bloquear la ley que penaliza el transporte de indocumentados a Florida
5/23/2024	Federal judge blocks key part of 2023 Florida immigration law
5/23/2024	Juez federal bloquea temporalmente que la Florida penalice el transporte de indocumentados
5/23/2024	Judge backtracks after blocking Florida law criminalizing transport of undocumented migrants
5/22/2024	Federal judge blocks key part of DeSantis anti-immigration law
5/22/2024	Florida can’t enforce law criminalizing transportation of undocumented immigrants, judge rules
5/22/2024	Ley SB 1718 de Florida: juez federal bloquea temporalmente que el gobierno de Ron DeSantis penalice el transporte de indocumentados
5/22/2024	Federal judge blocks part of Florida immigration law
4/18/2024	Susana Barciela, a Miami writer turned champion for immigrant justice, dies at 66
4/18/2024	Biden administration resumes deportation flights to Haiti amid ongoing violence
3/16/2024	Ankle Monitors and Curfews: Inside Biden’s New Tracking System for Migrant Families
2/27/2024	WLRN’s Daniel Rivero wins human rights award from Americans for Immigrant Justice
2/12/2024	Fla. Migrant Transport Suit Halted For Injunction Ruling
2/9/2024	No Need For Anonymity In Fla. Immigration Suit, Judge Rules
1/11/2024	A message to the Biden administration: Halt deportations to Haiti now \| Opinion

For press coverage before 2024, please visit our News Archive.

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