Press Releases

For Immediate Release: June 30, 2026 Press Contact: Eleazar Meléndez, 212-729-6672 In response to today’s 5-4 Supreme Court decision upholding the common and established understanding of birthright citizenship in the United States, Ana Sofia Pelaez, co-founder of the Miami Freedom Project, issued the following statement: “Today’s Supreme Court decision is a relief to millions of families, and a win for

For Immediate Release: March 13, 2026/Press Contact: Eleazar Meléndez, 212-729-6672 In response to the Florida Legislature’s decision to pursue an aggressive and unprecedented mid-decade redistricting of Florida’s Congressional map as well as the Supreme Court decision curtailing the reach of the Voting Rights Act, Ana Sofia Pelaez, co-founder of the Miami Freedom Project, issued the following statement: “Florida’s Legislature has

For Immediate Release: March 13, 2026/Press Contact: Eleazar Meléndez, 212-729-6672 The conclusion of Florida’s 2026 legislative session revealed a troubling lack of productivity. Out of 1,896 bills filed, lawmakers passed just 234 (approximately 12 percent) and failed to approve a state budget, the only measure they are constitutionally required to deliver.  Instead of addressing the urgent needs of Floridians, legislative

This week, following over three months of stalling, extreme right-wing leaders in Congress finally pushed through another $70 billion on immigration enforcement, while refusing to adopt basic accountability measures for ICE and Border Patrol. The measure, which will ensure there can be no challenge to this type of funding through the end of Trump’s term, was adopted in an unusual

For Immediate Release: February 23, 2026 Contact: Claire@CVSCOMMS.COM 352-281-9056 MIAMI, FL – The Stronger Miami campaign today announced it has collected over 20,500 petition signatures, surpassing its own goal of 20,000 signatures and exceeding the threshold needed to advance critical charter reforms to the 2026 ballot. The more than 20,000 petitions collected shows the strength of this grassroots effort and the determination of Miami

The congresswoman called the performance “inappropriate” because it was in Spanish. Miami, Florida – As community organizations that work daily with the large Latino and Spanish-speaking population of Florida, we categorically and emphatically reject the social media comments by Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar regarding the performance by Puerto Rican artist Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny) during last Sunday’s Super