Florida Immigrant Coalition

Humanitarian-aid orgs say the state’s newest anti-immigration laws will hurt it, in the long run.

Some college students are pushing Florida lawmakers to allow immigrant students access to state financial aid. The Florida Latinx Hispanic Union wants…

Thursday was the first Black Girls Day at the Florida Capitol. The event highlights policies that affect African American women in Florida. Advocacy…

Legislation banning so called sanctuary policies has passed the Florida House. But it’s unclear whether the Senate will advance the bill in the final week…

Legislation banning sanctuary city policies is moving through Florida House committees. The proposal requires cities fully cooperate with federal…

While Governor Rick Scott was outlining his priorities in the State of the State address, Awake The State, the progressive advocacy group, was offering a…

Immigration rights advocates say they’re suffering a double blow now that the outgoing Obama Administration has cancelled a so-called “wet-foot,…

With the end in sight, different groups are closing out the 2016 lawmaking session in different ways. Immigration activists convened at the state capitol…

More than 100 protesters jammed the Florida Capitol Wednesday to push back against a wave of what they view as anti-immigration legislation.Francesca…

Lawmakers and lobbyists are not the only people converging on the Capitol to mark the beginning of Session. For a group of immigration rights activists,…