On June 30th, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a staunch Trump ally, quietly signed SB 664: Verification of Employment Eligibility in order to force the public and some private employers to us... Read more

This week, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida, ACLU of Florida Greater Miami Chapter and Valiente, Carollo & McElligott, PLLC filed a lawsuit on behalf of three individ... Read more

  By Trimmel Gomes     Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida will use nearly $1 billion in federal CARES Act funds to help schools reopen at full capacity in August, as educators say... Read more

Friends of Miami-Dade Detainees (FOMDD), the Miramar Circle of Protection, Broward for Progress, and the People’s Progressive Caucus of Miami-Dade, Florida immigrant coalition and others hel... Read more

  By Trimmel Gomes   LGBTQ people in the southern U.S. are living under the “most hostile policy landscape” in the country, according to a new report that says Florida... Read more

  By Leila Rafei   Betty Riddle made sure she was first in line to vote in the Florida primary this year. At age 62, it was her first time voting. “It was one of the greatest momen... Read more

  By Trimmel Gomes   A federal judge has signaled he’ll find part of a Florida law restricting the voting rights of people with felony records unconstitutional. At the end of... Read more

On April 30, a federal judge ordered ICE to release some people currently held in three detention centers in South Florida. In the order, the judge stated that ICE had acted with “deliberate... Read more

By Trimmel Gomes   On April 28, the labor movement remembered workers across the globe who were killed or injured on the job. As states such as Florida plan to reopen amid the coronavir... Read more

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and 12 ACLU affiliates sent letters to state officials and state departments of health across the country urging those offices to collect and relea... Read more