Fighting back for free speech

In January of 2026, Miami Beach police officers arrived at Ms. Pacheco’s home in response to a post she had written sharply faulting the Mayor for his statements about Palestine and attempts to censor No Other Land, a film that tells the story of the destruction of a Palestinian community at the hands of Israel. Officers summoned Ms. Pacheco to the door, told her that her speech was “concerning,” and instructed her to “refrain from posting things like that.”