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Meet Daniel Uhlfelder, Ron DeSantis' "Chief Tormentor"

By Bob Norman
Sep 22, 2022

Leveraging his hefty Twitter following, this Panhandle attorney is bent on undermining the "dangerous" policies of Florida's "seriously sick" governor.
Critics, Supporters React to DeSantis' Banishment of Migrants to Martha's Vineyard

By Alex DeLuca and Naomi Feinstein
Sep 15, 2022

Many noted the hypocrisy of a governor who recently traveled to Miami to honor victims of authoritarian regimes.
Guatemalan Man Who Survived American Airlines Flight in Landing Gear Held at ICE Center

By Joshua Ceballos
Dec 2, 2021

People commented on the viral video that he should be allowed to stay.
Detainees Hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Glades Detention Center

By Joshua Ceballos
Nov 30, 2021

Four ICE detainees and one kitchen staffer were hospitalized for carbon monoxide inhalation.
Anti-Immigrant Group Almost Redefined "White Nationalism" in Florida Legislation

By Michael Majchrowicz
Oct 13, 2021

According to Floridians for Immigration Enforcement, a white nationalist is defined as "a Caucasian who supports the rule of law and America First."
Haitian Migrants Are Being Deported From Miami Into "Hell"

By Joshua Ceballos
Sep 24, 2021

South Florida's Haitian detainees say they're being deported despite life-threatening peril.
"A Big Step Backwards": Miami Advocates Decry Supreme Court Ruling on Immigration

By Alexi C. Cardona
Jun 8, 2021

Immigration advocates have long championed a pathway to citizenship for all immigrants.
Report: Biden Backtracks, Says Homestead Migrant Camp Shouldn't Reopen

By Alexi C. Cardona
Mar 16, 2021

Axios reports that President Joe Biden now opposes reopening the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children.
After Filing Complaint, Jamaican ICE Detainees Allege Retaliatory Beating by Guards

By Alexi C. Cardona
Mar 9, 2021

"This seems to be a pattern at Glades. They ignore the abuse and punish the survivors and witnesses of the abuse."
Recapping the Five Biggest Controversies at the Homestead Migrant Children's Camp

By Alexi C. Cardona
Feb 26, 2021

In 2019, Amnesty International called the detention center a human-rights violation.
Advocates Denounce Biden Plan to Reopen Homestead Migrant Children's Facility

By Alexi C. Cardona
Feb 23, 2021

Immigrant-rights and social-justice groups in Miami have already decried the decision.
Dueling Florida Bills Could Affect College Tuition for Undocumented Students

By Joshua Ceballos
Feb 22, 2021

Competing Florida bills take aim at immigrant students: One would finally give them financial aid, the other would make college far more expensive.
Advocates Demand Investigation Into Alleged Beating of Krome Detainee

By Alexi C. Cardona
Feb 9, 2021

Immigration advocates are calling for an investigation into the incident.
Cuban Immigrant Carlos Giménez to Undocumented U.S. Citizenship Seekers: "Get in Line"

By Alexi C. Cardona
Jan 27, 2021

Congressman Carlos Giménez says undocumented immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship should "get in line."

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