As South Florida sees the fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Broward County has decided to lift its mandatory curfew that was put in place to stave off possible violence after protests. Miami-Dade slid its curfew from 9 p.m. to midnight.
On Wednesday afternoon, Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry confirmed a new emergency order that ended the county curfew that was put into place Sunday. The original curfew was set to last seven days.
Although the curfew has been lifted, that does not mean that it won’t return. The order can be put back into place within an hour if the threat of civil unrest returns, said Broward County Public Communications Assistant Director Ric Barrick.
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