Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas makes South Florida stop to address the migrant crisi
Teri Hornstein reports he'll meet with local leaders to discuss the Biden administration's new policy.
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Teri Hornstein reports he'll meet with local leaders to discuss the Biden administration's new policy.
The migrants are from Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua
The Coast Guard said the main goal after these vessels at sea, or migrants on land, is to get them to safety.
Thousands of Haitians are fleeing a spike in gang violence and deepening political instability in their country
Cubans and Haitians who illegally enter the U.S. by sea do not qualify to apply for the recently launched parole program
US Senator Rick Scott was joined by Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay during a trip to the Florida Keys on Thursday where both men agreed that a stronger plan of action was needed to curb the surge of migrants coming from Cuba and Haiti.
Peter D'Oench reports Scott said the Biden administration needs to do a better job of securing the borders.
Programs not designed to help recently-arrived migrants.
Trish Christakis reports the migrants said they had been at sea for five days.
The January 12, 2010, earthquake claimed the lives of more than 250,000 Haitians
Nicole Lauren reports a ceremony in Miramar paid tribute to those who died.
Another group of 22 migrants was released this Monday, some were taken to a train station in Ft. Lauderdale.
US will accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
Homeland Security didn't say how many Haitians are expected to benefit from the expansion
The Homeland Security Department said Monday that Haitians who were in the United States Nov. 6 could apply for Temporary Protected Status, which typically includes authorization to work.
The Dominican Republic said it "profusely rejects" criticism of its crackdown on Haitian migrants from a growing number of countries and human rights agencies
Just weeks after the United States and Canada sent a fleet of armored vehicles to Haiti to keep gangs at bay, Haitian police briefly lost control of one of the cars in an incident that left at least two people dead, officials said.
A Haitian politician has been shot dead outside his home, authorities have said, as international concerns intensify over the gang violence, political turmoil and humanitarian crises that have seized control of the country.
Some 96,000 people have fled their homes in Haiti's capital, the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration said Friday, as the country faces a crisis that has prompted the government to request the immediate deployment of foreign troops.
Haiti's government has agreed to request the help of international armed forces
Bahamian authorities said Tuesday that they have detained 111 Haitian migrants found on an overloaded sloop in waters around the archipelago.
U.S. investigators say they have noticed an uptick in the amount and caliber of weapons being smuggled from Florida to Haiti in recent months.
CBS4's Jacqueline Qhynh reports on the uptick in the amount and caliber of weapons being smuggled from Florida to Haiti in recent months.
Coast Guard has encountered about 6,000 Haitian migrants between October and June
Karli Barnett reports the Coast Guard has encountered about 6,000 Haitian migrants between October and June
The 21 year old turned himself in to deputies two months after the crash where authorities say he was drunk.
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The 21 year old turned himself in to deputies two months after the crash where authorities say he was drunk.
Jaylen Brown had 29 points and Payton Pritchard scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 98-96 on Friday night.
A Lake Worth Beach man was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after prosecutors say he struck and resisted ICE officers.
In Miami-Dade, nearly 34,000 people signed up for appointments in February, and about 67% requested the Spanish-language exam.
DeSantis inaugurated the statue to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary on the day that would have been Reagan's 115th birthday.
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Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
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The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
A judge ordered the U.S. to return three migrant families who were affected by President Trump's family separation policy in his first term and then deported in his second.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
The U.S. military struck an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific on Thursday, marking the 38th vessel to be struck over the last five months and the second this year.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
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In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
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