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Community Organizations Gather to Express Their Support for The Welcoming Florida Act During the Ongoing Legislative Session

February 9, 2024

PRESS CONTACT: Krizia López Arce klopez@flic.org / media@flic.org Community Organizations Gather to Express Their Support for The Welcoming Florida Act During the Ongoing Legislative Session Florida — On Thursday, February 8, 2024, at 11:00 AM, the We Are Florida coalition will host a press conference at the Miami Worker’s Center to introduce The Welcoming Florida Act (HB 1527, SB 1598)—a transformative legislative proposal aimed at fostering

Miami Freedom Project Urges The Biden Administration To Stand With Immigrant Communities And Continue The Successful Implementation of Humanitarian Parole

December 15, 2023

For Immediate Release: December 14, 2023/Press Contact: Eleazar Meléndez, 212-729-6672 Miami, Florida — Miami Freedom Project is urging the Biden-Harris administration and Senate leaders to to stand firmly on the side of immigrant families during ongoing negotiations with House leadership. We’re deeply alarmed by recent indications that White House and Senate negotiators would consider egregious concessions to immigration and asylum

Another Blow to Justice for Immigrants: Statement on Federal Ruling Impacting Cuban Immigrants’ Green Card Eligibility

September 14, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE on September 14, 2023 PRESS CONTACT: Krizia López Arce, klopez@flic.org / media@flic.org, 786-956-0352 Florida– We are deeply concerned about the recent federal ruling that will have significant repercussions for thousands of Cubans seeking permanent residency in the United States. The decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals, which deems Cubans with an I-220A document ineligible for the

Statement on SCOTUS Rulings Related to Affirmative Action, Student Debt Relief, and LGBTQ+ Rights (ENG/ESP)

June 30, 2023

For Immediate Release/Press Contact: info@miamifreedomproject.org Miami, Florida – In view of the various Supreme Court decisions issued this week, Miami Freedom Project co-founder Ana Sofia Pelaez has made the following statement: “In three landmark decisions this week by the majority of the United States Supreme Court, justices shredded decades of practice and precedent to push a reactionary social agenda, making

At Miami and Orlando Press Events, Florida Business, Faith, and Immigrant Leaders, as well as Citizen and Immigrant Residents, Condemn New Anti-Immigrant Legislation (ENG/ESP)

May 12, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11th, 2023/CONTACT: Karen Ottoni, 806-730-0411, kottoni@americanbic.biz Watch Livestream in Miami: HERE Watch Livestream in Orlando: HERE “When one in five Floridians is an immigrant, you can’t sow devastation in their lives without devastating Florida’s businesses and economic growth as well.” — Samuel Vilchez, Florida State Director, American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC) Action MIAMI, ORLANDO – Today,

Immigration Groups To Hold Press Conference In Response To DeSantis Signing Of Anti-Immigrant Bill (ENG/ESP)

May 11, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11th, 2023CONTACT: Karen Ottoni, 806-730-0411, kottoni@americabic.biz ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** IMMIGRATION GROUPS TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE IN RESPONSE TO DESANTIS SIGNING OF ANTI-IMMIGRANT BILL TALLAHASSEE – TODAY, Thursday, May 11th at the Freedom Tower in Miami, representatives from national and state immigration groups will hold a press conference to speak out against a new anti-immigrant bill that Governor

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Community Organizations Gather to Express Their Support for The Welcoming Florida Act During the Ongoing Legislative Session

Miami Freedom Project Urges The Biden Administration To Stand With Immigrant Communities And Continue The Successful Implementation of Humanitarian Parole

Another Blow to Justice for Immigrants: Statement on Federal Ruling Impacting Cuban Immigrants’ Green Card Eligibility

Statement on SCOTUS Rulings Related to Affirmative Action, Student Debt Relief, and LGBTQ+ Rights (ENG/ESP)

At Miami and Orlando Press Events, Florida Business, Faith, and Immigrant Leaders, as well as Citizen and Immigrant Residents, Condemn New Anti-Immigrant Legislation (ENG/ESP)

Immigration Groups To Hold Press Conference In Response To DeSantis Signing Of Anti-Immigrant Bill (ENG/ESP)

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