FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 6, 2009
CONTACT:
maTT De Vlieger, Staff Associate, ACLU of Florida, 954.536.7461 (cell) or 407.340.3550 (office)
What: First Press Conference Since Cote Was Released from ICE Custody in Broward County Last Night
Who: Rita “Fany” Cote, Her Family, and Supporters
When: 1:15 PM, Today, Friday, March 06, 2009
Where: Farmworker Association of Florida,
1264 Apopka Boulevard,
Apopka, FL 32703
407-886-5151
Links to recent ACLU of Florida press releases as the story’s unfolded:
March 5, 2009
Lake County Mother of Three to Be Reunited With Family After Nearly Three Weeks of Unlawful Detainment
http://aclufl.org/news_events/?action=viewRelease&emailAlertID=3710
February 25, 2009
Wednesday News Conference to Rally for Unlawfully Arrested Mother of Three Children
http://aclufl.org/news_events/?action=viewRelease&emailAlertID=3706
February 23, 2009
ACLU of Florida Demands the Release of Illegally Detained Woman in Lake County
Family is Torn Apart After Police Responding to Domestic Assault Call Ignore Assault, Arrest Mother of Three Instead
http://aclufl.org/news_events/?action=viewRelease&emailAlertID=3702
About the ACLU of Florida
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida is freedom's watchdog, working daily in the courts, legislatures and communities to defend individual rights and personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. For additional information, visit our Web site at: www.aclufl.org.
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