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Florida Governor Demands Biden Administration Change New Immigration Policy

Gina Jordan

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Governor Ron DeSantis is calling on the federal government to ensure the transfer of undocumented immigrants to the custody of ICE -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- once they’ve completed their prison sentences.

Harvard University, shown here, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sued the Trump administration over a rule change that would have barred international college students from taking fully online course loads in the United States. In court on Tuesday, a judge announced that the government would rescind the directive.

ICE Agrees To Rescind Policy Barring Foreign Students From Online Study In The U.S.

Rachel Treisman

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A federal judge announced on Tuesday that ICE has reached an agreement with schools that sued it over the rule change. The directive will now be rescinded nationwide.

A snapshot taken inside the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County.

Health News Florida

U.S. Judge Orders Feds To Release At-Risk Migrant Detainees In South Florida

Tim Padgett

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Last month immigration rights groups sued the federal government to release migrants in South Florida detention centers because of the risks of...

Quiet Streets, Empty Markets On The Sunday Trump Promised ICE Raids

Daniel Rivero

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" Ni las moscas están [Not even the fleas are here]." That's how one shopkeeper at the Tropicana Flea Market in Miami's Allapattah neighborhood...

Inside the small offices of the Guatemalan-Maya Center in Lake Worth, volunteers, employees and the people there seeking help were bracing for rumored immigration enforcement raids over the weekend.

In Lake Worth, Immigrant Communities Brace For Promised Immigration Enforcement Raids

Madeline Fox

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In Lake Worth, immigrants and the nonprofits who serve them are gearing up for rumored raids by immigration enforcement this weekend. Some people have...

U.S. Cities Prepare For Planned ICE Raids

Vanessa Romo

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The operations are expected to take place in at least 10 major cities and last for days. According to reports, ICE is prepared to target about 2,000 recently arrived migrant families.

Laurie Woodward Garcia, from the group Broward For Progress, let the protest in front of the ICE facility in Miramar Tuesday morning.

Local / State

Immigrant-Rights Groups Target Miramar ICE Facility As Part Of National Protests

Caitlin Switalski

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Several immigrant-rights groups gathered in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Miramar Tuesday morning, chanting "Melt the ICE...

U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Miami.

Local / State

'Agencies Not Communicating' To Fix Immigration Problem, Says Miami Congresswoman

Alejandra Martinez

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Miami is just days away from hosting the first Democratic national presidential debate. Last week, President Donald Trump officially launched his...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to the proceedings during a Florida cabinet meeting Tuesday June 4, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla.

Politics / Issues

DeSantis Signs Bill Banning 'Sanctuary Cities' In Florida, Where Dems Say They Don't Exist

Ryan Dailey

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Governor Ron DeSantis today signed off on a bill banning so-called “sanctuary cities” in Florida. The effort sparked controversy during this legislative...

Local / State

Florida Bill To Ban Sanctuary Policies Draws Raucous Debate

A proposed ban on sanctuary policies evoked talk of fear and bigotry, shouts of "Shame on you!" and the scolding of a Democratic senator who admonished a…

Local / State

Desantis, Gillum Trade Blows On Taxes, Immigration In First Gubernatorial Debate

Roberto Roldan

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum's meeting in Tampa Sunday night turned into more of a brawl than a debate.The…

Politics / Issues

ICE, Border Patrol At Senate Hearing On Family Separations

Associated Press

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The Senate Judiciary Committee is demanding answers from federal immigration officials about the Trump administration's separation of migrant children...