Facing South Florida for May 21: Vanessa Joseph, immigration attorney

Facing South Florida: Immigration Controversy

This week's episode and Eliott Rodriguez examines the intensifying immigration controversy in Florida and elsewhere.

After Title 42 expired, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a strict new immigration law with tough requirements and penalties for migrants and employers.

Facing South Florida: Immigration crisis

We take a closer look at that with an immigration attorney.

Eliott also talks to a co-founder of the Miami Freedom Project, who calls out Republican Cuban American lawmakers who she says have turned their backs on their own immigrant backgrounds.

The guests this week:

Vanessa Joseph, an immigration attorney
Ana Sofia Pelaez, co-founder of the Miami Freedom Project

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Jim DeFede

Jim DeFede joined CBS4 News in January 2006 and serves as an investigative reporter for the station, as well as host of its Sunday morning public affairs program "Facing South Florida."

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