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  New Bill Would Undo Ban on Sanctuary Cities, Forbid Detention Based on Immigration Status

  September 18 at 10 a.m.

  The battle over Florida's controversial ban on sanctuary cities doesn't look like it will be settled anytime soon. As state lawmakers return to Tallahassee this week to jockey over priorities for the 2020 legislative session in January, Hialeah Rep. Cindy Polo is taking square aim at the contentious anti-sanctuary law, which was forced through by Republican lawmakers in May at the behest of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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  White Nationalists, Alt-Right Personalities Plan Rally on Miami Yacht

  September 16 at 2:27 p.m.

  A veritable who's who of right-wing con artists, alt-right media hounds, and outright racists apparently plan to hold some sort of Art Basel for Grifters conference in Miami this month.

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  Joe Biden Clashes With Immigration Activists During Miami Campaign Stop

  September 16 at 9 a.m.

  As required for all stumping politicos, Joe Biden stopped in Miami yesterday for a meet-and-greet with Latinx voters. During an afternoon event in Little Havana at Ball & Chain, he did the requisite show of shaking hands and kissing babies. In a short speech, he spoke directly to the Magic City's immigrant population.

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  Trump Repeals Obama-Era Clean-Water Protections

  September 13 at 11:30 a.m.

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Thursday announced the repeal of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, eliminating the clean-water regulations enacted by the Obama administration in 2015 and making it easier for polluters to use chemicals linked to toxic algal blooms.

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  Homestead Migrant Camp Sits Dangerously Close to Polluted Superfund Sites, Activists Say

  September 13 at 10:28 a.m.

  Advocates for the kids held at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children have already said the conditions inside the facility have likely left migrant kids with permanent psychological trauma. Now, a new report issued by an activist group suggests the children might have also been poisoned at the detention facility.

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

  September 12 at 2:09 p.m.

  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...