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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.
‘It’s going to get worse’: Migrant crisis costs Florida Keys taxpayers
Read full article: ‘It’s going to get worse’: Migrant crisis costs Florida Keys taxpayersImmigration may be a federal issue, but local taxpayers in the Florida Keys are footing some of the bills amid the onslaught of migrants arriving in the island chain.
Experts, activist weigh in on ‘staggering’ Cuban migration crisis
Read full article: Experts, activist weigh in on ‘staggering’ Cuban migration crisisAmid an onslaught of migrant landings to start 2023, the Cuban exodus has reached crisis proportions, experts and officials say, and it’s showing no signs of abating.
Cruise ships rescue migrants stranded off South Florida coast
Read full article: Cruise ships rescue migrants stranded off South Florida coastCrews from two cruise ships rescued groups of migrants stranded off the South Florida coast Monday, as record numbers of Cubans head to the Florida shores in what officials are calling an “unprecedented” humanitarian crisis.
Sheriff: ‘Unprecedented’ humanitarian crisis unfolds in Florida Keys
Read full article: Sheriff: ‘Unprecedented’ humanitarian crisis unfolds in Florida KeysAt least 500 migrants have landed in the Florida Keys over the last several days in what the local sheriff’s office described on Monday as a “crisis.”
Official: 175 Cuban migrants taken into custody over 24-hour span
Read full article: Official: 175 Cuban migrants taken into custody over 24-hour spanA top official with the U.S. Border Patrol says agents have taken 175 migrants into custody following multiple landings in South Florida over a one-day span.
Texas mayor declares state of emergency over migrant swell
Read full article: Texas mayor declares state of emergency over migrant swellThe mayor of a Texas border city has declared a state of emergency over concerns about the community’s ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Southern border.
Salazar prepares to reintroduce immigration bill to solve ‘all problems’
Read full article: Salazar prepares to reintroduce immigration bill to solve ‘all problems’Rep. María Elvira Salazar will start her second term in about a month and she will count on a Republican majority in the House to help her change the country’s immigration policy.
Coast Guard: 22 rescued from ‘overloaded’ boat amid rough seas off Florida Keys
Read full article: Coast Guard: 22 rescued from ‘overloaded’ boat amid rough seas off Florida KeysAuthorities rescued 22 people from an “overloaded” boat in rough seas off the Florida Keys Monday morning, according to a tweet from the U.S. Coast Guard.
Miami-Dade offers free legal aid to Venezuelans reapplying for temporary protected status
Read full article: Miami-Dade offers free legal aid to Venezuelans reapplying for temporary protected statusOrganizations in Miami-Dade County teamed up to help some of the more than 100,000 Venezuelan migrants who have about four days to reapply for Temporary Protected Status.
Cuba says at least 5 dead after boat heading to US crashes
Read full article: Cuba says at least 5 dead after boat heading to US crashesA boat off northern Cuba traveling toward the United States sank Saturday after a collision with a Cuban coast guard ship, and at least five people died, Cuban officials said Saturday.
Officials: 11 Cuban migrants detained in Keys tried to board dump truck after landfall
Read full article: Officials: 11 Cuban migrants detained in Keys tried to board dump truck after landfallOfficials took nearly a dozen Cuban migrants into custody in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
Cuban authorities accuse pilot who defected in Soviet-era biplane of ‘air piracy’
Read full article: Cuban authorities accuse pilot who defected in Soviet-era biplane of ‘air piracy’The Cuban pilot who defected in a Soviet-era biplane was supposed to be working on agricultural spraying work when he fled Friday to the United States, according to a Cuban government agency.
Officials report more than 12 migrant landings in 24-hour period; numbers up 450%
Read full article: Officials report more than 12 migrant landings in 24-hour period; numbers up 450%The unprecedented surge of migrant landings in South Florida continued Tuesday, as federal officials reported more than a dozen landings in the Florida Keys in a 24-hour period.
Treasury Department to probe whether DeSantis misused COVID funds for migrant flights
Read full article: Treasury Department to probe whether DeSantis misused COVID funds for migrant flightsThe U.S. Department of the Treasury will investigate whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis misused pandemic relief funds to fly a group of Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in September, a U.S. Senator said.
2 Cuban migrants detained after arriving in Keys on windsurfing boards, official says
Read full article: 2 Cuban migrants detained after arriving in Keys on windsurfing boards, official saysTwo Cuban migrants were apprehended by agents with the U.S. Border Patrol after arriving in the Florida Keys on windsurfing boards, a federal official said Wednesday morning.
Officials: 7 Cuban migrant deaths off Florida Keys linked to Hurricane Ian
Read full article: Officials: 7 Cuban migrant deaths off Florida Keys linked to Hurricane IanThe deaths of seven Cuban migrants, whose bodies have been found in or around the Florida Keys over the past week, are linked to Hurricane Ian, Local 10 News confirmed with the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s office Wednesday evening.
Last of migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard to leave shelter
Read full article: Last of migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard to leave shelterThe Massachusetts' governor's office says the last of dozens of migrants shipped to Martha’s Vineyard last month are set to depart temporary shelter at a military base on Cape Cod for transitional housing by the end of the weekend.
Nonprofits help fund immigrants' legal fights on deportation
Read full article: Nonprofits help fund immigrants' legal fights on deportationAs the number of immigrants seeking court permission to avoid deportation grows, foundations in Los Angeles have joined with local governments to direct millions of dollars to pay for lawyers to represent the immigrants, an effort they hope will be copied across the country.
9 migrants rescued, several remain missing as boat sinks off Keys amid Hurricane Ian
Read full article: 9 migrants rescued, several remain missing as boat sinks off Keys amid Hurricane IanNearly two dozen Cuban migrants were missing in the waters off the Florida Keys Wednesday morning after their vessel sank in the Straits of Florida, a U.S. Border Patrol official says.