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A new report documents the alarming and egregious conditions individuals face in ICE detention centers in Florida, including Baker County and Glades Detention Centers.
Guillermo Antonio Leon Serrabi, a Salvadoran national who suffered permanent injuries while detained in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) at the Baker County Detention Center, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
We will say this plainly: Over the next four years, we will face the greatest fight for civil rights and civil liberties of our generation. We should fully expect a second Trump presidency to endanger the integrity of our institutions and democratic norms.
Today, the majority of Floridians voted for Amendment 4 to end the state’s abortion ban, but the total fell short of the extraordinary 60% threshold required to amend the Florida Constitution.
Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida delivered a crucial victory for the countless Floridians who are fighting to reclaim their reproductive freedom.