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The two former detainees also testified that they were forced to sign documents to be deported without speaking to their attorneys first.
Hundreds marched, prayed, and held a candlelight vigil at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as lawmakers pledged support for Haitian nationals facing the Feb. 3 deadline.
With Temporary Protected Status for Haitians set to expire on February 3, Miami leaders and faith groups urge the Trump administration not to rescind protections.
United States aid is headed to Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, and government officials are warning the island nation that if supplies end up in the hands of the Cuban regime, there will be consequences.
Sixteen years after Haiti's catastrophic earthquake, the future remains uncertain for thousands of Haitians in the U.S. as their Temporary Protected Status is set to expire.
A man alleged to be the founder and leader of a Haitian gang has been sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating the 2021 kidnapping of 17 people, including five children, who were on a missionary trip to the Caribbean country.
Community leaders warn families to prepare for legal battles and safety concerns as Haiti faces escalating gang violence and instability.
South Florida's Haitian community is reacting with anger and fear after the Trump administration moved to end TPS protections for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants.
Haitian immigrants across South Florida say the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status, set to force more than 350,000 people to leave the U.S. by February 2026, is inhumane, prompting planned legal action and community backlash.
The expiration of TPS policy for Haitian immigrants would make them eligible for deportation, unless they have other legal means to stay in the U.S.
"I still don't feel like I'm home. I still feel like I'm just roaming. I feel uneasy," he said from Haiti.
Once in Haiti, the man and his American wife reunited and accepted that this is their new normal.
Hurricane Melissa brought hurricane-force gusts to Bermuda overnight and will weaken as it heads north, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Maps show its forecast path.
Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba were assessing the damage and beginning to dig out after they were slammed by Hurricane Melissa, which left dozens dead.
People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed.
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm on Monday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to bring catastrophic flooding to the northern Caribbean.
"It is more than kind of distressing because you don't know when and you don't know how," said Ewan Simpson, who lives in Jamaica.
At the time, Florida's Lt. Gov. Jay Collins traveled to California to escort Harjinder Singh, the driver of the semi-truck, back to Florida to face vehicular homicide charges.
If visas are not granted, the family said they may have to livestream the funeral back to Haiti.
For the first time since last month's fatal wrong-way crash on Florida's Turnpike, the family of one of the victims is speaking out.
Judge Edward Chen ruled against the Trump administration in a challenge to its effort to end the Temporary Protected Status program for roughly 1 million Venezuelan and Haitian migrants.
Pope Leo XIV is speaking out about the crisis in Haiti, urging the release of hostages and calling for the world to take action.
The FBI has announced a $5 million bounty for information that leads to the capture of Jimmy Cherizier, also known as "Barbecue."
The Dominican Republic earthquake happened hours after a smaller quake struck Haiti.
A Texas-based company filed a federal lawsuit this week against the Florida Division of Emergency Management, alleging it is owed more than $7.5 million after the firm helped evacuate people from war-torn Haiti in 2024.
A judge ruled the original language was misleading; the state won't appeal and is rewriting it.
According to Lauderhill police, officers responded to a reported shooting call at the 1500 block of 33rd Avenue and found an adult male victim suffering from gunshot wounds.
Three people were killed in the shooting that started at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho.
The charge was dropped after Harden completed an alternative resolution program.
Police said the Fort Lauderdale Traffic Homicide Unit was at the scene due to the seriousness of the injury.
A judge ruled the original language was misleading; the state won't appeal and is rewriting it.
According to Lauderhill police, officers responded to a reported shooting call at the 1500 block of 33rd Avenue and found an adult male victim suffering from gunshot wounds.
Three people were killed in the shooting that started at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho.
The charge was dropped after Harden completed an alternative resolution program.
Police said the Fort Lauderdale Traffic Homicide Unit was at the scene due to the seriousness of the injury.
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.
A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct the 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Trump said the administration will appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of documents and images related to UFOs, the fifth disclosure in recent months about the strange encounters.
President Trump announced over $180 million in grants to boost educational programs for the mining industry, part of a bid to increase critical mineral production.
The Supreme Court in June struck down President Trump's earlier executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
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.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
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.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
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.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.