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Homestead Migrant Children Facility Accused Of 'Prison-Like Conditions' By Immigrant Advocates
An immigrant housing facility in South Florida is under the spotlight again.
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An immigrant housing facility in South Florida is under the spotlight again.
A group of migrants came ashore in Pompano Beach late Wednesday afternoon.
The number of Florida sheriffs who have signed agreements to participate in federal programs designed to catch undocumented immigrants in county jails has tripled.
A plan to send potentially thousands of undocumented immigrants to South Florida is officially off the table, according to acting the secretary of Homeland Security.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shut down rumors Saturday night that the president of the United States plans to transport thousands of immigrants from the US—Mexico border to Broward and Palm Beach counties.
In a startling development on Thursday, the Trump administration announced it is planning on flying illegal immigrants, more than 1,000 every month, from the US-Mexico border and release them into Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Federal officials told CBS4 Friday afternoon that for now, they will not be sending any undocumented migrants to South Florida, however, they said they are looking at processing capacity for U.S. Border Patrol sites across the nation.
Broward County officials say they've been informed by the Trump administration that they will be sending hundreds of immigrants to Broward on a weekly basis to help alleviate the problems at the US/Mexico border.
The head of Florida's prison system last month told a top federal immigration official he would like to launch a pilot program that would deputize state correctional officers as immigration agents in an effort to "identify and process criminal aliens."
South Florida lawmakers are calling for an investigation into a facility housing migrant children.
Burgeoning numbers of Cubans are trying to get into the U.S. by way of the Mexican border, creating a big backlog of people waiting on the Mexican side for months for their chance to apply for asylum.
Days after Florida lawmakers passed legislation that would require local law enforcement agencies to fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez offered support for a federal immigration program launched Monday.
The country's immigration enforcement agency on Monday announced a new partnership in Florida to allow some sheriff's deputies to serve warrants on behalf of the federal government.
Legislation that would give Florida one of the strictest laws in the nation against so-called sanctuary cities is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis, giving him a chance to fulfill a key campaign promise.
Local governments and police agencies would have to cooperate with federal authorities who enforce immigration law under a bill passed by the Florida Senate.
The Senate is ready to vote on a controversial sanctuary-city measure after making changes that included giving the governor authority to remove any official who fails to comply with federal immigration law.
As Republican lawmakers seek to ban so-called sanctuary cities, Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to make sure legislation would give him power to take action against officials who do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
The Republican-controlled House, for the fourth year in a row, is poised to pass legislation that would punish local officials who do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
hree Democratic congresswomen will be denied access by the Trump Administration to tour a government-run center for unaccompanied migrant children on Monday in Homestead.
A Miami lawmaker on Thursday sent a letter to the head of the state's child-welfare agency demanding to know the steps it is taking to ensure migrant children in a federal shelter in Homestead are housed "safe and free from sexual abuse."
A House panel Wednesday began to advance a controversial ban on so-called sanctuary cities that would lead to tough penalties if local governments do not fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities, including removal of local officials from their posts.
Immigration has been an extremely hot topic in the United States over the past two years, and a big part of that discussion has to do with children.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing more Florida sheriffs to cooperate with the federal government to keep potentially deportable criminals behind bars until they're handed off to immigration agents.
The corporation behind Homestead Temporary Shelter for Undocumented Children is now abandoning plans to go public.
The Department of Homeland Security is extending Temporary Protected Status for U.S. residents from Sudan, El Salvador, Haiti, and Nicaragua.
A driver faces several felony charges after police said she tried to walk away from a crash in downtown Miami that killed 2 people.
A law enforcement source said that the raid is tied to the investigation of the plot to kill Alex Vega.
There were several FBI raids across South Florida Friday, one of them shocked people living in a Pinecrest neighborhood.
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A driver faces several felony charges after police said she tried to walk away from a crash in downtown Miami that killed 2 people.
A law enforcement source said that the raid is tied to the investigation of the plot to kill Alex Vega.
There were several FBI raids across South Florida Friday, one of them shocked people living in a Pinecrest neighborhood.
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The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
In North Carolina, Harris took note of falling inflation but added, "Still, we know that many Americans don't yet feel that progress in their daily lives."
An unfounded claim that election workers will invalidate ballots by writing on them is prompting election clerks in Florida to correct the record ahead of next week's state primary.
Trump has not appeared at an outdoor rally since mid-July, when a gunman took several shots, grazing his ear.
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York to delay his sentencing until after the presidential election in November.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared together to announce lower costs on 10 prescription drugs for Medicare recipients.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with Broward School Board Chair Lori Alhadeff on a number of topics.
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Jim DeFede sits down with Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava who is running for reelection.
Parents and other caregivers urged to stop using loungers linked to 5 fatalities and an infant bed tied to 1 death.
Florida cucumber grower used untreated canal water found to be tainted with salmonella bacteria, laboratory tests found.
Officials have been warning of a return to the pre-pandemic trends of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.
Staring at an iPad screen too much may keep little kids from learning to control their emotions, a new study finds.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
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A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
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Taylor Swift's blockbuster "Eras Tour" resumed in London on Thursday after her concerts in Vienna were canceled earlier this month because of an alleged terror plot.
Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft, died at 94 on Wednesday, her representatives confirmed.
"F-1 Trillion," the new album from one of the biggest pop stars in the world, features Post Malone's duets with some of the biggest names in country, including Luke Combs, Blake Shelton, Morgan Wallen and Dolly Parton.
Steve Martin's next role will not be the Midwestern politician the internet hoped he'd portray.
"To have all this taken away by some men being so fueled by hatred for no reason at all makes me so beyond angry I can't put it into words," one fan said on social media.