We now need them to show the same courage to say no to any further funding for the Trump administration’s cruel and illegal mass deportation agenda. We will not stop until our communities are protected — for good.
This bill is the first pro-immigrant bill to pass Congress this legislative session. While we are thankful for the courage shown today by the members of Congress, our work isn't done.
BREAKING: A bill that would provide a three-year period of protection and work authorization for Haitians passed in the House today.
Florida is home to the largest Haitian population in the U.S. About 158,000 — nearly half of all Haitian TPS recipients — live in the state.
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Detainees at the cruelly-dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" were reportedly beaten and pepper-sprayed after their phones were cut off without warning.
One man was thrown to the ground and severely beaten, leaving him with a black eye. Another detainee's wrist was broken.
Thousands of eligible Floridians lack immediate access to the documentation this law now requires. We're asking the court to declare the law unlawful and block Florida officials from enforcing the documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement.
In fact, people with low incomes are more than twice as likely to lack documentation such as a birth certificate that proves their citizenship, according to research by the Brennan Center.
This additional requirement will make it significantly harder for many eligible voters.
For example, naturalized citizens, low-income voters, married women who’ve changed their name, voters of color, students, voters with disabilities, transgender people, as well as seniors.
Yesterday, we filed a lawsuit against a new Florida law: a thread.
The bill requires voters to have "evidence of citizenship on file," such as a birth certificate or passport, to register to vote.
No one should have to fight deportation alone and without counsel from inside a detention center—it’s a basic constitutional right.
This is a win for justice and fairness. 🎉
The case was also certified as a class action—meaning these protections apply to everyone currently detained at the Everglades facility, as well as anyone who may be held there in the future.
The court order requires ICE to provide readily available, confidential legal calls, share clear information on how attorneys and detained individuals can contact each other, and continue allowing attorneys to visit without prescheduling.
Individuals formerly detained at the facility testified that they even had to use soap to write on the side of their beds, because officers wouldn't give them paper and pencil to write down information they needed.
The ruling comes more than a month after the court heard oral arguments, where people formerly detained at the Everglades Detention Facility described horrific conditions, being denied the opportunity to speak with an attorney, and even the denial of access to papers and pencils.
BREAKING: Today, a federal court ruled in favor of justice.
ICE is now required to provide detained individuals at the Florida facility, cruelly nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” with access to legal counsel.
Over 100,000 Floridians voted in yesterday's special elections — the same elections DeSantis unlawfully refused to hold, until we took him to court.
People across the nation are taking to the streets on March 28 to peacefully protest the Trump administration’s abuse of power.
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No one should die in government custody.
Demand access to detention facilities and fight for real accountability. Let’s shut down the ICE detention machine NOW.
Royer Perez-Jimenez died in ICE custody at 19 years old.
We are devastated and demand a thorough investigation. His family deserves answers, and the public deserves accountability. Detention should never turn into a death sentence.
State lawmakers and the governor may feel emboldened to trespass on our rights — but we still have a voice.
🚨 Call Gov. DeSantis at (850) 717-9337 and demand he veto both of these bad bills.
He is accountable to the people; not political agendas.
The freedom to vote should never hinge on someone’s ability to navigate a maze of bureaucracy.
Democracy depends on participation. And when barriers stand between people and the ballot box, democracy itself is at risk.
This is a critical moment for our democracy.
Democracy works best when participation is encouraged and registration is accessible.
Policies like this send the opposite message — that access to the ballot should be harder, more complicated, and limited.
Lawmakers also sent an anti-voter bill to DeSantis’ desk that could disenfranchise thousands of eligible Florida voters.
HB 991 adds new documentation requirements and administrative barriers to registering and voting.
Instead, it gives political actors extraordinary power to decide who is allowed to participate in civic life.
The First Amendment was written specifically to stop government officials from deciding which advocacy is acceptable and which voices should be silenced.
It essentially creates a system where people can become “guilty by designation.”
When a label can trigger criminal penalties, loss of funding, and severe social stigma, the Constitution requires clear limits and due process. This bill does the opposite.
HB 1471 would give a small group of state officials the power to label organizations or individuals as “domestic terrorists.” That label carries enormous consequences.
The bill provides very few guardrails to prevent abuse or arbitrary enforcement.
Yesterday, the Florida Legislature passed TWO anti-democracy bills: a thread.
Both threaten fundamental rights in Florida. They are now heading to Governor Ron DeSantis.
