Temporary Protected Status 

has been granted to Haitians!

On Friday, January 15, 2010, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haitian nationals who were in the U.S. as of January 12, 2010. TPS will only apply to eligible Haitians who were in the U.S. as of January 12, 2010. We urge Haitians in Haiti or elsewhere not to put their lives at additional risk by embarking on a dangerous sea voyage. The U.S. is strongly committed to providing humanitarian relief in Haiti, and is deeply engaged in operations currently underway to assist those affected by this catastrophe. Our primary focus remains on the response to the earthquake to help American citizens as well as the citizens of Haiti.

For more information, click here, to visit the TPS for Haitian Campaign Page.

Please check out FLIC's new blog!! If you are involved in a FLIC member group, please contact us so that we can highlight your important work!

FLIC member groups throughout the state are organizing against 287(g) agreements (currently in effect in Bay, Collier and Manatee Counties, as well as the city of Jacksonville) , which allow Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to take local police away from their mission of fighting crime, and pull them into the murky territory of targeting immigrants for arrest without suspicion of crime. ICE described the 287(g) program as a public safety measure to target "criminal illegal aliens," but its largest impact has been on law-abiding immigrant communities. This report details findings from a year-long investigation of 287(g) by Justice Strategies, and recommends that the ICE program be terminated.

News & Upcoming Events

Members of Students Working for Equal Rights (S.W.E.R.), the Florida Immigrant Coalition, and allies participated in 14 actions across our state on September 23, 2009. Click here to read all about this exciting day!

Many of these youth also participated in a special youth organizing training in Orlando. Check out the video highlights!

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Members: Please Pay your 2009 Dues!

Your membership in the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC) is invaluable as we work to build the immigrant rights movement for fair treatment of all throughout our state.

Florida is a key state in national immigration reform efforts, and FLIC is at the center of this struggle. We need your participation and support so we can continue to address key issues, defend our rights and promote positive change for all. We have so much to win!

FLIC is involved in local, state, regional and national coalition work, and throughout the next period we will unite to:

* Stop ICE raids that involve violations of our rights;

* Work for fair and humane immigration reform and to combat anti-immigrant legislation, like 287(g) agreements that force police to act as immigration agents. 

* Continue connecting people to information, ideas and more importantly to each other.

These objectives were adopted based on our 2008 FLIC Congress.

As you know, members of FLIC:

* Support the Coalition's mission and vision;

* Support Coalition campaigns, utilizing your strengths and abilities; and

* Participate in the Coalition's national congress and pay annual membership dues.

Your financial support is crucial to showing the strength of our grassroots movement, and we would appreciate your prompt dues payment to support the Coalition's work in key areas such as leadership training, community organizing and travel costs for mobilizations.