Press Releases

ACLU of Florida Files Complaint Against ICE Detention Center for Severe Medical Neglect

Staff at the Glades County Detention Center denied medical care to individuals facing life-threatening conditions

ACLU of Florida Denounces ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill (HB1557), Signed into Law by Governor DeSantis

This law is unconstitutional and dangerous. Students have a First Amendment right to receive information at school, free of political or partisan censorship.

Amid Abuses and Mounting Community Pressure for Closure, ICE Cancels Key Provision of Detention Contract with Glades County

Following the transfer or release of all remaining individuals under its custody from the Florida detention center, ICE announces end of “guaranteed minimum” agreement

Florida State Court Indicates It Will Uphold Abortion Restriction That Forces Patients to Delay Care

A Florida state trial court indicated today that it will dismiss a challenge to an abortion restriction that will force patients to delay obtaining this time-sensitive care for at least 24 hours after meeting with a physician.

Coalition of Civil Rights Organizations Denounce Jacksonville City Council Passage of Redistricting Maps that Dilute Black Voting Power and Divide Communities

On Tuesday, the Jacksonville City Council voted to pass new Council and School Board maps that dilute Black voting power and further divide communities.

ACLU of Florida Statement on the 2022 Florida Legislative Session

Gov. DeSantis and his allies in the legislature are waging an unprecedented assault on our democracy.

ACLU of Florida Condemns Passage of Education Censorship Bill in Florida Senate

By passing HB 7, Florida politicians have made one thing clear: they are more interested in eliminating Floridians’ First Amendment rights than responding to the pressing needs of Floridians. All young people deserve an inclusive and complete education, free from censorship or discrimination.

ACLU Petitions Supreme Court on Behalf of Wrongly Convicted Jamaican Man

Weir v. United States will ask the Supreme Court to decide whether Congress has the power to criminalize conduct by foreign nationals, aboard foreign-flagged vessels on the high seas

ACLU of Florida Decries the Passage of a Harmful Anti-Immigrant Bill in House Committee

Legislators need to focus on and invest in public education, affordable housing, healthcare access, and job creation for all Floridians instead of harming immigrant families.