Press Releases

Fair Maps Remain a Civil Rights Issue in Florida

South Florida is diverse and dynamic, and Florida’s maps must reflect that reality

New ACLU Report Documents Widespread and Unchecked Civil Rights Abuses by Immigration Agents in Florida and Nationwide During President Trump’s Second Term

Report Finds Patterns of Excessive Force, Racial Profiling, and Targeting of U.S. Citizens, Children, and Vulnerable People

Man Fatally Hit by Truck While Fleeing ICE Marks Third Deadly ICE Encounter in a Week

The ACLU of Florida condemns ICE’s deadly pattern of terror in Florida communities

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida’s Unconstitutional Classroom Censorship Law

The “Stop W.O.K.E.” Act was signed into law in 2022 and prohibited teachers and professors from discussing topics related to race and gender in the classroom

Muslim Civil Rights Nonprofits Sue Florida Officials to Prevent Unconstitutional Designation that Threatens the Organizations’ Existence in the State

This lawsuit comes after Florida officials announced that they will designate Council on American Islamic Relations as a “domestic terrorist organization”

Judge Kevin Emas Sues Governor Ron DeSantis for Failing to Fill His Vacant Seat

The constitutional deadline to fill the seat passed over six weeks ago

Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Applaud Permanent Closure of Everglades Detention Center, Cruelly Dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Groups Caution That the Facility Reflects Systemic Patterns of Abuse at Other ICE Detention Centers
Court Cases: H.C.R. v. Noem