Venezuelan mom, daughter navigates red tape to self-deport from Miami
After weeks of trying to return home voluntarily, Yelitza Perez and her daughters finally left the U.S., hoping to avoid formal deportation.
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After weeks of trying to return home voluntarily, Yelitza Perez and her daughters finally left the U.S., hoping to avoid formal deportation.
Staff Sgt. Matthew Blank said he brought his wife, Annie Ramos, 22, to his base so that she could begin the process to receive military benefits and take steps toward a green card.
Some members of the State Immigration Enforcement Council said immigrants who aren't criminals should be able to stay in the country, under certain conditions.
Many Cubans who entered legally now fear they could be detained or deported.
The demonstrators voiced deep concern over the company's expanding influence and footprint in the technology sector.
Florida lawmakers are proposing a bill that would prevent undocumented immigrants from receiving worker's compensation.
A Georgia Army veteran who spent nearly five decades in the United States was deported to Jamaica following a routine traffic stop.
With the number of people in ICE detention topping 70,000 for the first time, 7,252 people had been in custody at least six months in mid-January, including 79 held for more than two years, according to agency data.
A Covington Army veteran facing deportation after more than 50 years in the U.S. could be removed this week.
Haitians across South Florida are breathing a sigh of relief after a judge prevented the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status.
The ruling to block President Donald Trump's administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is bringing a wave of relief to Haitians in South Florida.
Former detainees at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" are set to testify about conditions at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
Jason Banegas, the man who admitted to shooting and killing Hollywood police Officer Yandy Chirino in 2021, is now looking to change his plea.
The Department of Homeland Security disputes a Minnesota school district's claims that ICE agents used a 5-year-old boy as bait before taking the boy and his father into custody Wednesday.
School district officials in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, say their sense of security is shaken and their hearts shattered after four students from the district have recently been taken by officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Immigration attorney Patricia Elizee said certain TPS holders may be eligible to seek legal status through immigration court.
A South Florida man being held at "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades says he wants to be deported due to conditions within the facility.
After being deported from Minnesota last week, a young mother says she's back in Honduras without her 8-month-old child.
The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis is firing back at Democrats over a lawsuit filed seeing access to "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades.
Florida continues its aggressive approach to help carry out President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda.
The students told CBS News Miami they were pursuing aviation degrees and believed their programs were classified as STEM
Two former Florida Memorial University students from the Bahamas said they were given just 10 days to re-enroll in school or risk deportation after federal officials determined their aviation degrees were not classified as STEM majors.
A U.S. deportation flight to Havana carried 150 Cubans, revealing family separations and uncertainty as Cuba upholds immigration agreements.
A deportation flight carrying 150 Cuban detainees landed in Havana on Thursday, offering a rare glimpse of passengers in handcuffs, some expressing heartbreak over being separated from loved ones while others felt relief to leave detention behind. This story was reported in collaboration with independent media outlet Belly of the Beast. .
CBS News has spoken to several undocumented immigrants who were arrested by ICE agents, and then after being deported, ended up in a country that they are now unfamiliar with.
Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega declared last month that Nicaragua will no longer hold presidential elections.
Dr. Ranjith Ramasamy posted $120,000 bond and is under house arrest after his arrest at MIA.
Residents must follow a set watering schedule to help conserve water year-round.
An outbreak of E. coli and salmonella that has sickened dozens of people across 15 states has been linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, federal health officials said Friday.
The district closed 6 campuses this year; 10 more are now under review for next school year.
Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega declared last month that Nicaragua will no longer hold presidential elections.
Dr. Ranjith Ramasamy posted $120,000 bond and is under house arrest after his arrest at MIA.
Residents must follow a set watering schedule to help conserve water year-round.
The Miami Dolphins' three preseason games will air on CBS Miami as the team prepares for the 2026 NFL season.
The CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy honors the best high school football player from Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay that will remain in place until the Supreme Court takes further action.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
The aircraft carrier and its 5,000 crew members will return to San Diego after an approximately nine-month deployment.
Green will face Democratic Rep. Darren Soto after gerrymandering reshaped the district to heavily favor Republicans.
The latest court filings in cases involving the Kennedy Center and the White House ballroom project detail the work being done at the two institutions.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
After Hayden Panettiere's death, fans resurfaced her claim that Neutrogena had fired her in 2015 over her comments about postpartum depression.
"Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas," ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons said in a statement.
Co-stars and friends of Hayden Panettiere are remembering her for her friendship, intelligence and talent after her shocking death on Sunday.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on August 16.