With Thousands Still Missing, Organizations Face “Herculean” Challenges Delivering Aid in Bahamas

International aid was quick to get to the Bahamas soon after Hurricane Dorian, but slow to reach parts of the affected islands due to a mountain of logistical challenges. The hurricane, which was a Category 5 storm when it made landfall, flooded Grand Bahama’s only major airport. The airspace over Abaco and Grand Bahama during the next few days was busy with helicopters running search and rescue missions, jockeying for limited landing strip space. On the island of Abaco, evacuations of Bahamians from the town of Marsh Harbour are still ongoing.

ICE Deports Man With Lung Tumor to Cuba Despite Doctor’s Demands

Yoel Alonso Leal is a Cuban man who has lived in New Orleans and is seeking asylum in the United States. Beginning last October, he sat in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention despite the fact he suffered from severe gout and a host of other ailments. This past May, he went to the doctor for a lung scan…

Photos Show Mold, Mildew Infecting Miami’s Main Federal Prison

Inmates and guards inside the Federal Correctional Institution in Miami (FCI Miami) have complained for years that the facility is full of enough mold and mildew to sicken those inside, In 2018, New Times obtained documents showing the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has repeatedly found leaking ceilings and mold growing on walls in multiple rooms.

A Miamian’s Survival Guide to Making It Through Another Lost Football Season

Life isn’t fair, but being a football fan in Miami right now is beyond unfair. Between the Hurricanes’ 0-2 start and the Dolphins’ purposely inserting their team into the toilet bowl just to watch it circle the drain (see: 59-10 ass-kicking in Week 1), 2019 promises to be one big wet fart sound if you were expecting either team to contend for anything at all.

Homestead Camp Kids Don’t Have Adequate Mental Health Care or Abuse Protections, Nonprofit Says

Reports on the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children outside Miami tend to fall into two categories. The federal government likes to claim the place is a clean, happy, jovial temporary dorm for immigrant kids waiting to enter the United States. The kids themselves, however, consistently keep telling lawyers and advocates that the place sucks, makes them depressed, and is leaving some of them with lasting trauma.

Government Nearly Made Propaganda Films for Homestead Migrant Camp

Stories about the U.S. government’s child migrant camp south of Miami have not been pleasant. Children have reported crying themselves to sleep every night, missing their families, and even cutting themselves at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children, which was, as of earlier this year, the government’s largest detention center for immigrant kids.