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Trump’s DHS halts humanitarian immigration processing for migrants fleeing dictators
Read full article: Trump’s DHS halts humanitarian immigration processing for migrants fleeing dictatorsThe U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has halted the processing of certain parole program applications, affecting thousands of immigrants already in the country.
Nicaraguan man accused of sexual battery faces immigration hold in Broward
Read full article: Nicaraguan man accused of sexual battery faces immigration hold in BrowardA woman said she had known Mario Lopez for about a month when he sexually battered her in Broward County, according to police.
‘Fishing expedition’ fears grow as citizens get caught up in immigration raids
Read full article: ‘Fishing expedition’ fears grow as citizens get caught up in immigration raidsViral videos of immigration raids in Wilton Manors are raising legal questions. Legal residents and citizens were caught up in the raids on Friday, despite agents already arresting the individual they were after.
Protesters in southern Miami-Dade say fear grips families over Trump’s immigration policies
Read full article: Protesters in southern Miami-Dade say fear grips families over Trump’s immigration policiesJonathan Osbun, a retired New York City firefighter, helped to organize a protest in southern Miami-Dade County against mass deportations.
Local 10 News gets first-hand look at immigration arrests in South Florida
Read full article: Local 10 News gets first-hand look at immigration arrests in South FloridaLocal 10 News got a first-hand look Thursday at the immigration crackdown, riding with U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as they rounded up illegal immigrants in South Florida.
Venezuelan American Caucus promises to fight Trump administration for Temporary Protected Status
Read full article: Venezuelan American Caucus promises to fight Trump administration for Temporary Protected StatusVenezuelan American Caucus advocates reacted Monday to President Donald Trump’s administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans and to negotiate with Nicolás Maduro.
South Florida activists plan lawsuit after TPS for Venezuelans revoked
Read full article: South Florida activists plan lawsuit after TPS for Venezuelans revokedThe Biden administration’s 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans is being revoked by President Donald Trump.
Deputies say men found in JetBlue plane’s landing gear compartment were from Dominican Republic
Read full article: Deputies say men found in JetBlue plane’s landing gear compartment were from Dominican RepublicDeputies confirmed Wednesday that the two men found dead earlier this year at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport were from the Dominican Republic.
Trump to open Guantanamo detention center to hold up to 30,000 of ‘worst criminal illegal aliens’
Read full article: Trump to open Guantanamo detention center to hold up to 30,000 of ‘worst criminal illegal aliens’President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that a new detention center will open in Guantanamo Bay for immigration law enforcement cases.
Salazar on Venezuelan TPS expiring in April: ‘Maduro has to go! Trump is the only force to get him out’
Read full article: Salazar on Venezuelan TPS expiring in April: ‘Maduro has to go! Trump is the only force to get him out’The Trump administration will not be renewing the Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans when it expires in April.
‘I can’t go back’: Fears rise in South Florida as ICE targets undocumented immigrants
Read full article: ‘I can’t go back’: Fears rise in South Florida as ICE targets undocumented immigrantsPresident Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts are in full swing, with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducting raids across the country, including South Florida.
Miami ICE head on Trump administration’s new vision: ‘They want us out in front of the cameras’
Read full article: Miami ICE head on Trump administration’s new vision: ‘They want us out in front of the cameras’Federal raids and deportations are ramping up across the country, including in South Florida.
Broward schools guide principals on how to deal with new immigration policy
Read full article: Broward schools guide principals on how to deal with new immigration policyMany school principals around the country are bracing for the possibility of having to deal with President Donald Trump’s new immigration policies.
Some migrants who Biden considered documented are now illegal under Trump, Miami immigration attorney warns
Read full article: Some migrants who Biden considered documented are now illegal under Trump, Miami immigration attorney warnsA prominent Miami immigration attorney said Friday the shift from former President Joe Biden to President Donald Trump has changed the immigration status of formerly protected migrants.
Woman pleads guilty in human smuggling case that left 16 dead at sea
Read full article: Woman pleads guilty in human smuggling case that left 16 dead at seaA 26-year-old woman faces five years to life in federal prison after pleading guilty to playing a role in a human smuggling operation that left more than a dozen Cuban migrants dead at sea in 2022.
Family in South Florida among last to cross border legally under Biden-era program
Read full article: Family in South Florida among last to cross border legally under Biden-era programPresident Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown took effect immediately Tuesday, ending a Biden-era program that allowed immigrants to cross the border legally.
Immigration attorney: Trump’s birthright citizenship order will ‘create chaos’
Read full article: Immigration attorney: Trump’s birthright citizenship order will ‘create chaos’Angel Leal is among the attorneys in South Florida who believe President Donald Trump’s order against birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.
Florida legislature pushes back on DeSantis’ special session call on immigration
Read full article: Florida legislature pushes back on DeSantis’ special session call on immigrationFlorida lawmakers are rejecting Governor Ron DeSantis’ push for a special legislative session aimed at enforcing stricter immigration laws ahead of President- elect Donald Trump stepping into office.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: Jan. 12, 2025
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Full Episode: Jan. 12, 2025This Sunday on This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg spoke with a range of experts covering key issues. U.S. immigration attorneys Saman Movassaghi Gonzalez and Angel Leal discussed President-elect Trump’s day-one immigration plans, including mass deportations and workplace raids.
This Week in South Florida: Immigration attorneys weigh in on Trump’s day one plans
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Immigration attorneys weigh in on Trump’s day one plansWith President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration just over a week away, his immigration strategy is taking shape, sparking intense debate and raising concerns among South Florida’s diverse communities.
Mass deportations plan: Diaz Balart says ‘serious criminals’ should be priority
Read full article: Mass deportations plan: Diaz Balart says ‘serious criminals’ should be priorityPresident-elect Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to carry out the largest mass deportation in U.S. history has millions of undocumented migrants brazing for the worst.
Miami professor warns Trump’s deportation plans could impact Florida immigrants
Read full article: Miami professor warns Trump’s deportation plans could impact Florida immigrantsA Miami-based professor is warning that heightened deportation efforts under potential Trump administration policies could impact over a million immigrants in Florida alone, with local communities and families facing serious consequences.
Florida faces $315 billion cost if Trump’s mass deportation plan comes to pass, study finds
Read full article: Florida faces $315 billion cost if Trump’s mass deportation plan comes to pass, study findsThe threat of mass deportation under a potential new Trump administration looms large, with a new report indicating that hundreds of thousands of Floridians might be expelled from the country if the plan is enacted.
Haitians in South Florida react to Trump’s threat to revoke migrants’ temporary protected status
Read full article: Haitians in South Florida react to Trump’s threat to revoke migrants’ temporary protected statusDonald Trump has voiced his desire to get rid of the Temporary Protected Status for Haitians so many times that migrants and advocates are worried that he may get reelected this November.
Prosecutor: ‘Bone-chilling’ video shows crimes of defendant granted ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’
Read full article: Prosecutor: ‘Bone-chilling’ video shows crimes of defendant granted ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’Erwin Zúñiga was driving drunk and speeding when he crashed and killed three people about two years ago in Miami-Dade County, according to police.
Prosecutors: Miami-Dade fatal DUI crash defendant gets ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’
Read full article: Prosecutors: Miami-Dade fatal DUI crash defendant gets ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’Erwin Zúñiga was driving drunk and speeding when he crashed and killed three people about two years ago in Miami-Dade County, according to police.
This Week In South Florida Roundtable: Sept. 15, 2024
Read full article: This Week In South Florida Roundtable: Sept. 15, 2024The Florida secretary of state defended an investigation into petition fraud, as advocates gather signatures to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution through the proposed Amendment 4 — subject to a referendum on the November ballot.
10 Cuban migrants apprehended after being found in Key West
Read full article: 10 Cuban migrants apprehended after being found in Key WestThirty Cuban migrants are now in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol after making landfall Wednesday on the Marquesas Keys -- uninhabited islands west of Key West.
New Biden policy offers hope for undocumented spouses of US citizens in South Florida
Read full article: New Biden policy offers hope for undocumented spouses of US citizens in South FloridaUndocumented individuals married to U.S. citizens in South Florida are expressing optimism following an executive decision aimed at simplifying their path to legal status.
11 Cuban migrants apprehended after being found on Key West beach
Read full article: 11 Cuban migrants apprehended after being found on Key West beachNearly a dozen Cuban migrants are now in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol after making landfall Monday at a beach in Key West, authorities confirmed.
This Week in South Florida Podcast: June 9, 2024
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Podcast: June 9, 2024Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Kevin Doyle, of the Consumer Energy Alliance; Raymer Maguire, of the Climate Leadership Engagement Institute; Damian Pardo, a Miami commissioner who represents District 2; Nikki Fried, the chair of the Florida Democratic Party; and Kristin Murphy, a teacher at Nova Middle School.
Fear grows among Haitians in South Florida who depend on temporary protected status
Read full article: Fear grows among Haitians in South Florida who depend on temporary protected statusFrantz Fabien is among the Haitians in South Florida who are worried about the possibility of the expiration of the Temporary Protected Status in August.
A behind-the-scenes look at how Florida National Guard searches for migrants at sea
Read full article: A behind-the-scenes look at how Florida National Guard searches for migrants at seaAs chaos continued in Haiti, Gov. Ron DeSantis worried about a mass migration and deployed members of the Florida National Guard to help enforce immigration law at sea.
Haiti crisis: Gangs close Port-au-Prince airport, Americans evacuated to Miami
Read full article: Haiti crisis: Gangs close Port-au-Prince airport, Americans evacuated to MiamiThe airport in Port-au-Prince remains closed as gangs control the area, leading to the first official evacuation flight bringing 30 Americans to Miami on Sunday.
‘Dismantle the dictatorship’: Local activists demand change amid economic crisis in Cuba
Read full article: ‘Dismantle the dictatorship’: Local activists demand change amid economic crisis in CubaIn a news conference hosted by U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, local leaders and activists voiced their concerns Monday amid ongoing street protests sparked by power outages and food shortages in Cuba.
DeSantis signs bills aimed at illegal immigration, issues warning to Haitian refugees
Read full article: DeSantis signs bills aimed at illegal immigration, issues warning to Haitian refugeesGov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Friday morning at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Winter Haven.
Local 10 News report helps homeless migrant family find temporary housing in Miami
Read full article: Local 10 News report helps homeless migrant family find temporary housing in MiamiFour-year-old Stefano Villasana was playing on the sidewalk. He was near a bus bench, under the shadow of a shiny building, that has been home to his family in Fort Lauderdale.
‘Somebody has to care’: After surviving treacherous journey, boy remains homeless in Broward
Read full article: ‘Somebody has to care’: After surviving treacherous journey, boy remains homeless in BrowardFour-year-old Stefano Villasana was playing on the sidewalk. He was near a bus bench, under the shadow of a shiny building, that has been home to his family in Fort Lauderdale.
Coast Guard: Dependable’s crew rescues 33 Haitians from sinking boat in ‘heavy seas’
Read full article: Coast Guard: Dependable’s crew rescues 33 Haitians from sinking boat in ‘heavy seas’A man was using a yellow bucket as a small crowded boat was taking on water on Monday about 6 miles north of Cap-Haitien, Haiti, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Feds accuse man of captaining illegal migrant vessel off South Florida
Read full article: Feds accuse man of captaining illegal migrant vessel off South FloridaA 58-year-old man appeared in Miami federal court Monday on a charge of encouraging or inducing an alien to enter the United States after prosecutors allege he was busted Friday illegally trying to bring in six migrants to South Florida by boat.
Nearly 3 dozen migrants may have clung to submerged boat for days before rescue off Keys
Read full article: Nearly 3 dozen migrants may have clung to submerged boat for days before rescue off KeysU.S. Coast Guard crews rescued 34 migrants from the water after their vessel sunk in the Florida Keys Friday morning, the agency confirmed.
What’s behind Biden’s border wall reversal? South Florida immigration attorney weighs in
Read full article: What’s behind Biden’s border wall reversal? South Florida immigration attorney weighs inMigrant surges aren’t new, but a recent wave of new arrivals has prompted President Joe Biden to change course on his longstanding position, waiving 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday.
Cuban describes ‘desperate’ ultralight flight from island to South Florida
Read full article: Cuban describes ‘desperate’ ultralight flight from island to South FloridaIsmael Hernandez flew a motorized hand glider in March from Cuba to the United States. The 29-year-old pilot said he made the final decision to leave it all behind a day before the flight.
Official: 6 Cuban migrants land in Keys on makeshift boat inscribed with ‘USA USA’
Read full article: Official: 6 Cuban migrants land in Keys on makeshift boat inscribed with ‘USA USA’Six Cuban migrants landed in the Florida Keys early Tuesday morning, according to a top official with the U.S. Border Patrol.
Immigration parole program: Cuban mother dreams of family reunion in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Immigration parole program: Cuban mother dreams of family reunion in Miami-DadeOdamyis Gomez, a married mother of two in Cuba, said she dreams of a family reunion in Miami-Dade County, and she had put her hope on President Joe Biden’s parole program. But in January, a group of 20 states challenged the case-by-case basis program to help Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.
Cuban exile Ramón Saúl Sánchez appears in court on immigration case over militant past
Read full article: Cuban exile Ramón Saúl Sánchez appears in court on immigration case over militant pastRamón Saúl Sánchez was 12 years old when his family in Cuba sent him to the United States, and he was 15 when he joined a Miami-based paramilitary organization formed by Cuban exiles to fight Communism, and he went on to engage in decades of non-violent resistance.
Here is how Florida’s E-Verify mandate is already affecting workers, employers
Read full article: Here is how Florida’s E-Verify mandate is already affecting workers, employersA new Florida law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis now mandates employers to use E-Verify, a federal system to confirm job applicants’ eligibility to work in the United States.
‘The Constitution is in our favor:’ Advocacy groups hope to end Florida’s newest immigration law
Read full article: ‘The Constitution is in our favor:’ Advocacy groups hope to end Florida’s newest immigration lawJust days after Florida’s newest immigration law went into effect, advocacy groups are now hoping the courts can stop it.
DeSantis on migrant relocation program during visit to Arizona: ‘Border should be closed’
Read full article: DeSantis on migrant relocation program during visit to Arizona: ‘Border should be closed’Gov. Ron DeSantis, who wants to be the next U.S. president, defended his migrant relocation program on Wednesday during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona.
DeSantis’s asylum seekers’ flights under investigation in Texas, California
Read full article: DeSantis’s asylum seekers’ flights under investigation in Texas, CaliforniaGov. Ron DeSantis’s migrant relocation program was under investigation in Texas and California, but he didn’t say anything about it during a public event on Tuesday.
Texas sheriff files criminal case over DeSantis’ migrant flight
Read full article: Texas sheriff files criminal case over DeSantis’ migrant flightThe Bexar County Sheriff’s Office in Texas has filed a criminal case with the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office in connection with the transportation of 49 migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard in September 2022 by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration.
Official: 13 Cuban migrants land near Dry Tortugas National Park
Read full article: Official: 13 Cuban migrants land near Dry Tortugas National ParkAuthorities took 13 Cuban migrants into custody after the group landed near Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys Monday evening, according to a U.S. Border Patrol official.
FACT FOCUS: Videos of empty store aisles are unrelated to Florida’s immigration bill
Read full article: FACT FOCUS: Videos of empty store aisles are unrelated to Florida’s immigration billAmid the outcry, a pair of videos circulating widely on social media are claiming to show empty supermarkets in the Sunshine State, purportedly due to truck drivers boycotting deliveries to the state in protest of the immigration overhaul. But the footage is unrelated.
Videos show how DeSantis’ immigration bill is allegedly affecting Florida construction sites
Read full article: Videos show how DeSantis’ immigration bill is allegedly affecting Florida construction sitesVideos circulating on social media show several construction sites in Florida, reportedly abandoned by immigrant workers following the state’s new immigration law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis last week.
Official: 10 Chinese migrants detained after landing on Sunny Isles Beach
Read full article: Official: 10 Chinese migrants detained after landing on Sunny Isles BeachAuthorities responded to a migrant landing on Sunny Isles Beach Monday morning in what federal officials characterized as a “suspected maritime smuggling event.”
Florida farmworkers fear new state immigration law, advocate says
Read full article: Florida farmworkers fear new state immigration law, advocate saysAn advocate for Florida’s farmworkers said there’s anxiety in the community over a new immigration bill signed into law this week by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
‘Political cowardice’: Immigration advocates in Miami slam DeSantis, Cuban-American Republicans
Read full article: ‘Political cowardice’: Immigration advocates in Miami slam DeSantis, Cuban-American RepublicansImmigrant advocacy groups held a news conference at downtown Miami’s iconic Freedom Tower Thursday morning, denouncing a controversial immigration bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis the day prior.
Undocumented migrants’ advocates criticize DeSantis new immigration law
Read full article: Undocumented migrants’ advocates criticize DeSantis new immigration lawGov. Ron DeSantis plans to sign a new law to strengthen his program to relocate immigrants in a move that the advocates of undocumented migrants have criticized.
DeSantis immigration bill approved by Florida GOP lawmakers
Read full article: DeSantis immigration bill approved by Florida GOP lawmakersThe Florida Legislature on Tuesday approved a sweeping immigration bill pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, bolstering the Republican's controversial migrant-relocation program as he prepares to announce a presidential run.
Border Patrol intercepts 13 migrants in ‘maritime smuggling event’ near Key Biscayne
Read full article: Border Patrol intercepts 13 migrants in ‘maritime smuggling event’ near Key Biscayne13 migrants were intercepted on a sailboat near Key Biscayne Saturday in what the head of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Miami sector calls a “maritime smuggling event.”
Local 10 gets an inside look at motorized hang glider that piloted 2 Cuban migrants to Key West airport
Read full article: Local 10 gets an inside look at motorized hang glider that piloted 2 Cuban migrants to Key West airportLocal 10 had exclusive access to the motorized glider piloted by two Cuban migrants on Saturday that landed at Key West International Airport.
Police: Migrants found ‘suffocating’ in train; 2 dead
Read full article: Police: Migrants found ‘suffocating’ in train; 2 deadPolice in South Texas say that two migrants have been found dead and at least 10 have been hospitalized after authorities received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train car traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Coast Guard: Migrants on makeshift raft rescued in Florida Straits
Read full article: Coast Guard: Migrants on makeshift raft rescued in Florida StraitsU.S. Coast Guard crews rescued a small group of migrants Sunday as they traveled in a makeshift sailing raft in the Straits of Florida Sunday afternoon.
Cuban migrants’ boats end up on display for tourists in Key Largo
Read full article: Cuban migrants’ boats end up on display for tourists in Key LargoA pile of motors, rows of now-empty fuel drums, and lines of homemade migrant boats plucked from the water were stored at John Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo.
‘I feel good’: Cuban pilot who landed in Everglades on Soviet-era biplane granted asylum
Read full article: ‘I feel good’: Cuban pilot who landed in Everglades on Soviet-era biplane granted asylumA Cuban pilot who made a daring escape from the island on a Soviet-era biplane was granted asylum, he and his attorneys announced Friday.
Gov. DeSantis rolls out new initiatives aimed at cracking down on undocumented migrants
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis rolls out new initiatives aimed at cracking down on undocumented migrantsGov. Ron DeSantis was in Jacksonville on Thursday morning to speak about what he calls an ongoing crisis when it comes to migrants coming into the United States illegally.
Mayorkas visits Miami-Dade with warning for Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans
Read full article: Mayorkas visits Miami-Dade with warning for Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans, NicaraguansHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Monday in Miami-Dade County that the new program for refugees and asylum seekers from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua is already working.
Florida Keys officials plead for more federal help to deal with migrant crisis
Read full article: Florida Keys officials plead for more federal help to deal with migrant crisisMonroe County commissioners asked for more federal resources to deal with the ongoing migrant crisis in the Florida Keys, passing a resolution as they met Wednesday morning in Marathon.
Cruise ship returns to South Florida with 17 Cuban migrants rescued at sea
Read full article: Cruise ship returns to South Florida with 17 Cuban migrants rescued at seaRoyal Caribbean’s Liberty of The Seas rescued a group of 17 migrants from Cuba who were stranded at sea on Jan. 14 and arrived at Port Everglades on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
South Florida sponsor helping Venezuelan migrants with Biden parole program
Read full article: South Florida sponsor helping Venezuelan migrants with Biden parole programAs President Joe Biden announced the recent expansion of an immigration policy for migrants coming from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, sponsors in South Florida are stepping up to help people who might not even know about the program.
DeSantis attacks Biden’s immigration policy amid migrant surge in South Florida
Read full article: DeSantis attacks Biden’s immigration policy amid migrant surge in South FloridaGov. Ron DeSantis attacked President Joe Biden’s immigration policy Thursday amid a surge in migrants arriving in South Florida.
South Florida migrants benefitting from Biden’s parole program
Read full article: South Florida migrants benefitting from Biden’s parole programAfter President Joe Biden announced nearly one week ago that he is expanding a program to accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, many South Floridians are already benefitting.
State resources deployed in Florida Keys in response to migrant surge
Read full article: State resources deployed in Florida Keys in response to migrant surgeAs migrants, primarily from Cuba and Haiti, continue to arrive in the Florida Keys, more state law enforcement officials are now joining the efforts to tackle the unprecedented crisis.
DeSantis activates National Guard amid migrant surge in Florida Keys
Read full article: DeSantis activates National Guard amid migrant surge in Florida KeysHomemade boats became part of the landscape in the mangroves and on the beaches of the Florida Keys, as the onslaught of migrant landings continued overnight into Friday.