A rally in downtown Jacksonville was held after Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran, a 28-year-old man, died while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in St. Johns County. The Jacksonville Immigrant Rights Alliance organized the event, demanding an end to the 287(g) agreement, an independent investigation, broader ICE accountability, and protection for immigrant rights defenders. Community members expressed outrage and fear, highlighting concerns over local law enforcement's role in immigration enforcement. Florida Highway Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations are investigating the incident.

A 28-year-old Mexican national died after being struck by a semi-truck while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in St. Johns County, prompting a temporary nationwide directive from the Department of Homeland Security and spurring local activists to organize a rally at the Duval County courthouse.

A Jacksonville immigrant advocacy group said it is “deeply concerned” about the Clay County Sheriff’s Office’s conducting a driver’s license checkpoint in Green Cove Springs on Friday.

Jacksonville organizations on Saturday traveled to the Baker County immigration center to protest.

The plan to build an immigration detention facility at Camp Blanding in Clay County is meeting with community pushback on the heels of the opening of Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades.