Press Releases

New Lawsuit Challenges Florida’s Authority to Detain People at Notorious ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center

Facility represents a first-ever and unlawful use of 287(g) agreements to create a state-run immigration jail
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Justice

Federal Court Upholds Florida’s Racially Gerrymandered Senate Map in Tampa Bay Lawsuit

Evidence revealed in court underscores ongoing struggle for racial justice in Florida’s redistricting process
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Advocacy Groups File Federal Lawsuit Seeking Justice for Woman Abused at a Florida Immigration Detention Center

The lawsuit details the sexual harassment and physical abuse she endured while held in immigration detention in Baker County
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Justice

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Florida’s Request to Enforce Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Law

The Supreme Court maintained a lower court’s block of Florida’s discriminatory law targeting immigrants for arrest and detention, further extending an unbroken string of defeats for this type of law
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Justice

President Trump’s Visit to “Alligator Alcatraz” Detention Facility Highlights Florida’s Descent Into State-Sponsored Cruelty

ACLU of Florida condemns proposed “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site as an attack on humanity, indigenous sovereignty, and constitutional rights.

Federal Trial Concludes in Lawsuit Challenging Racial Gerrymandering in Tampa Bay Senate District

Federal trial concludes in lawsuit challenging racial gerrymandering in Tampa Bay Senate district. Court now weighs whether Florida’s redistricting plan unlawfully packed Black voters, diluting their power.