Florida lawmakers poised to pass sweeping immigration crackdown
With the final vote expected Thursday, Florida is on track to enact some of the nation's toughest immigration laws.
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With the final vote expected Thursday, Florida is on track to enact some of the nation's toughest immigration laws.
The man whose failed presidential campaign was based on the slogan: Never Back Down, did indeed back down.
CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports on the special session being held by the Florida legislature on immigration.
The contractor described the experience as "surreal" and said he was deeply affected by the way it unfolded.
Florida lawmakers will reconvene this week to pass a package of bills targeting illegal immigration, this time with Gov. DeSantis' support.
Florida lawmakers will reconvene this week to pass a package of bills targeting illegal immigration, this time with DeSantis' support.
Jim talks to Venezuelan-American activist and lawyer Maria Corina Vegas in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's decision to end temporary protective status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans.
Jim talks to Republican State Senator Blaise Ingoglia, who has been in the immigration battle from the beginning.
Jim talks to Republican state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, who has been in the immigration battle from the beginning.
A Louisiana state law passed just last year bans the very policies that make New Orleans a sanctuary city, the only one in the Gulf states.
The partnership will give the Florida Highway Patrol the authority to conduct certain immigration enforcement duties.
A protest was held Friday afternoon in Homestead in response to President Trump's immigration policies and Governor DeSantis' directives to FHP to assist ICE.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is ratcheting up the state's efforts to help carry out President Trump's immigration policies.
Union leaders said no raids have occurred and they are committed to protecting students' safety and access to education.
CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports on teacher unions in South Florida addressing fears over possible immigration raids.
Since Mr. Trump's inauguration, ICE has increased arrest operations across the country, recording as many 1,000 arrests on some days.
The man was found on Tuesday on two stacked paddleboards near Bahamas
The resolution comes as Venezuelan activists warn that revoking TPS for more than 300,000 Venezuelans could have a devastating impact.
The problem for Gov. DeSantis is his own state's Republicans think they know Trump better.
The Temporary Protected Status designation has been used by Republican and Democratic administrations to grant temporary immigration protections to migrants.
The DHS proposal would terminate a Biden administration program that allowed more than 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to fly to the U.S.
The visit raises eyebrows given Trump's previous hardline stance against Maduro.
The Coral Gables Police Department is ramping up its enforcement after two groups of migrants arrived through a local canal.
CBS News Miami's Steve Maugeri rode along with the Coral Gables Marine Patrol unit as they ramp up their law enforcement after their city experienced two separate migrant crossings in a matter of weeks.
A senior Trump administration official, Richard Grenell, traveled to Venezuela on Friday to push Nicolás Maduro's government to take back deported criminals and release imprisoned Americans.
University of Miami scientists are working to save an endangered coral species from extinction by bringing them ashore.
Florida may surpass last year's child drowning rate, prompting a push for pool safety and swim education.
The Hialeah Housing Authority began accepting online applications Wednesday, with city officials reporting they were receiving an average of 1,000 applications per hour shortly after the application period opened, at midnight.
County officials, healthcare advocates and business leaders gathered Wednesday to highlight the potential ramifications of the program's expiration, which follows a previous two-week extension.
Fabian Izaguirrecepero had 17 pending child porn counts when he was arrested, according to Miami-Dade arrest records.
University of Miami scientists are working to save an endangered coral species from extinction by bringing them ashore.
Florida may surpass last year's child drowning rate, prompting a push for pool safety and swim education.
The Hialeah Housing Authority began accepting online applications Wednesday, with city officials reporting they were receiving an average of 1,000 applications per hour shortly after the application period opened, at midnight.
County officials, healthcare advocates and business leaders gathered Wednesday to highlight the potential ramifications of the program's expiration, which follows a previous two-week extension.
Fabian Izaguirrecepero had 17 pending child porn counts when he was arrested, according to Miami-Dade arrest records.
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.
House Republicans adopted a budget resolution that kickstarts the party-line reconciliation process. It now heads to the Senate, where it'll face an uphill battle.
President Trump attended a dignified transfer honoring the four U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Middle East in recent days during the ongoing war with Iran.
A June 1 trial date was set Wednesday for Nicolás Maduro and his wife to face drug trafficking charges.
More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.
The Office of Personnel Management said it will "pseudonymize" medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
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.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
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.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.