Florida House backs immigration changes
Opponents of the bill said it will hurt businesses and immigrants and is rooted in Gov. DeSantis' political ambition
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Opponents of the bill said it will hurt businesses and immigrants and is rooted in Gov. DeSantis' political ambition
It's titled Senate Bill 1718 -- a proposed law that would make it a felony for anyone in the state of Florida to transport an undocumented migrant.
It's titled Senate Bill 1718 -- a proposed law that would make it a felony for anyone in the state of Florida to transport an undocumented migrant.
Opponents have called it an attack on the state's migrant community
Jacqueline Quynh reports the changes could potentially put hundreds of thousands of Floridians at risk of becoming criminals if they are caught with people who are in the country illegally.
A Hialeah pastor says his church needs help to house recently-arrived migrants.
A Hialeah church is just one temple extending a hand to migrants who don't have a place to stay.
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Sweeping proposal being considered in the House would restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border
DeSantis wants lawmakers to pass the measures during the legislative session that will start March 7.
DeSantis wants lawmakers to pass the measures during the legislative session that will start March 7.
The Miami Herald, the news partner for CBS 4, hosting a panel discussion to discuss the impact migration is having on South Florida.
Florida House members Monday started moving forward with a proposal that could help set the stage for more migrant flights.
The migrants were mixed nationalities
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas met with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and members of the Haitian American and Cuban American communities on Monday to discuss the Biden administration's new program for legal access to the United States from several countries.
New program allows up to 30 thousand migrants from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Cuba a month to come to the US
Teri Hornstein reports the program allows up to 30 thousand migrants from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Cuba a month to come to the US
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
Cubans and Haitians who illegally enter the U.S. by sea do not qualify to apply for the recently launched parole program
South Florida families of recently arrived migrants fear for their loved ones.
Sen. Scott visited the Keys where there's been an increase in Cuban and Haitian migrants
"I feel blessed and grateful to have a roof over us," said Dayana Jimenez, a Venezuelan migrant, and mother of three young children.
Programs not designed to help recently-arrived migrants.
Explaining migrant landings to children.
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In Miami-Dade, nearly 34,000 people signed up for appointments in February, and about 67% requested the Spanish-language exam.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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