House Oversight Committee Launches Investigation Into Homestead Migrant Shelter

In recent weeks, the for-profit shelter in Homestead that houses thousands of migrant children has come under fire from multiple directions. Lawyers released dozens of affidavits from kids inside the facility who described being lonely, terrified, and even suicidal. Multiple presidential candidates visited the detention center while in town for the Democratic debates, and some — notably Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren — called for the shelter to be shut down altogether after saying the children held there are being treated “like little prisoners.”

Trump’s ICE Raids Reportedly Set to Begin in Miami This Weekend

Last month, President Donald Trump abruptly called off a series of planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in ten major U.S. cities after immigrant activists sounded the alarm. June 22, Trump tweeted he was delaying the raids for two weeks to give Congress time to fix issues at the southern border — or, in other words, to capitulate to his racist demands on immigration policy.

Fashion Editor Blasts Fontainebleau Hotel for Not Recycling

On a typically sweltering day in Miami Beach, a pool attendant at the Fontainebleau was patrolling the deck to make sure all of the guests were satisfied. Peering through his black-rimmed sunglasses around the pool, he knew where guests liked to mingle and which glasses of lemonade and booze needed topping off. The one thing he didn’t know: where the heck to recycle plastic on the Fontainebleau property.

Laura Loomer Sues Facebook for $3 Billion After Being Banned

Earlier this year, Facebook booted a batch of users including InfoWars founder Alex Jones, Nation of Islam founder Louis Farrakhan, conspiracy theorist Paul Joseph Watson, and conservative provocateur Laura Loomer. The social media service claims they violated company policies against dangerous individuals and organizations.

South Miami to File Lawsuit Challenging Florida’s New Ban on Sanctuary Cities

Since its inception, Senate Bill 168 was something critics said Florida never needed. The bill, which originated from an anti-immigrant extremist group, sought to force municipalities across the state to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and to ban towns from self-designating as sanctuary cities despite the fact no city in Florida does that. Nevertheless, state legislators passed the bill, and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law last month.

Alex Acosta Tries to Duck Blame for Going Easy on Billionaire Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein

President Donald Trump’s labor secretary, Alex Acosta, used to be Miami’s top federal prosecutor. In his previous role, Acosta gave billionaire pedophile and alleged child rapist Jeffrey Epstein a plea deal so lenient it straight-up violated the law. Thanks to Acosta, Epstein was pretty much allowed to skate by despite the fact he had repeatedly been accused of raping children…

Edgewater Condo Site Accused of Polluting Biscayne Bay

In May, Texas-based apartment developer Mill Creek Residential broke ground on a luxury tower in the Miami neighborhood of Edgewater. The 27-story Modera Biscayne Bay boasts a rooftop pool, digital package lockers, a Pilates studio, and “spectacular views of Biscayne Bay.” But during construction, the builders have been cited for polluting the very body of water the owners tout in promotional materials.

Cool, Parts of Miami Are Flooding Once Again

Well, folks, it’s yet another day in Miami where a mildly significant rainstorm is bringing huge portions of the Magic City to a grinding halt! Who’s excited? Throw your hands in the air if you’re pumped for our pending climate apocalypse!

Prosecutors Say Man Killed by Red-Light-Running Miami Cop Should Have Yielded

Ramon Bueno had a green light and was driving below the speed limit when Miami Police Officer Lucas Rodrigues ran a red light at double the speed limit and slammed his cruiser into Bueno’s car, killing the 71-year-old husband and father. But according to prosecutors who declined to file criminal charges against Rodrigues, Bueno should have yielded to the speeding cop.

Everyone Thinks the Miami Heat Is the Likeliest Destination for Russell Westbrook

NBA free-agency season isn’t even a week old, and it’s apparent none of us was fully prepared for the tsunami of offseason-basketball soap-opera news it has already brought thus far. And the Miami Heat — without a single penny to its name — has somehow been one of the busiest teams since the NBA’s off-season edition of Game of Thrones got underway.

Five Terrifying Miami Neighbor Feuds

Neighbors are a lot like family members. You don’t really get to pick them, and if you get a bad one, you’re often stuck with said person for quite some time. Sometimes these fights escalate — neighbor-on-neighbor violence is so common that the Investigation Discovery channel has an entire (terrible) series devoted to the matter called Fear Thy Neighbor.

Racist Condo Owner Banned From Booking.com Also Accused of Homophobia

When Noel Lanzas read about a Miami Beach woman who’d called a black, would-be London visitor a “monkey” and other racial slurs, he wasn’t surprised. For almost a year, he says, the same woman — Giulia Ozyesilpinar — had been harassing him for being gay and HIV-positive. She sent emails calling him a “fucken AIDS infested Faggot” and tried to have him fired from his job. Lanzas had already filed a complaint about the harassment with the Miami-Dade Commission on Human Rights, which investigates discrimination, and was awaiting a hearing.

Five Florida Companies Make Millions Thanks to ICE Contracts

The political price of being a cog in the Trump administration’s immigrant detention and deportation machine is getting steeper. Outrage over the callous treatment of immigrant families in the U.S. has distilled into outrage toward the companies willing to help the federal government carry out its anti-immigrant agenda.