Florida GOP Immigration Proposal Emerges
In one of Gov. Ron DeSantis' priorities for this year's legislative session, two Republican lawmakers have filed a proposal that seeks to ratchet up immigration enforcement in the state.
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In one of Gov. Ron DeSantis' priorities for this year's legislative session, two Republican lawmakers have filed a proposal that seeks to ratchet up immigration enforcement in the state.
Gov. Ron DeSantis focused on national politics Friday as he rolled out a series of proposals for the upcoming 2022 legislative session aimed at the border policies of President Joe Biden.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced three new actions he's taking to address what termed President Joe Biden's border crisis.
he Biden administration is taking steps to shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the United States as young children from deportation.
No migrants remain at the Texas border encampment where almost 15,000 people, most of them Haitians, had converged seeking asylum, local and federal officials said.
An appeals court Friday appeared skeptical of arguments by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody's office that immigration-enforcement moves by the Biden administration have violated federal law and should be blocked.
A federal appeals court will hear arguments in September in Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody's challenge to immigration-enforcement moves by the Biden administration.
After a lower-court judge rejected the state's arguments, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody wants a federal appeals court to quickly take up a challenge to immigration-enforcement moves by President Joe Biden's administration.
The Biden administration has granted humanitarian protection for Haitians, allowing an estimated 100,000 people to apply to remain lawfully in the United States.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has launched an appeal after a federal judge refused to block immigration-enforcement moves by President Joe Biden's administration.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a news conference Thursday demanding that the federal government ensure the transfer of criminal aliens to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities upon completion of their state prison terms.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a federal lawsuit challenging immigration moves by President Joe Biden's administration, contending that the decisions threaten public safety.
The White House unveiled President Joe Biden's sweeping new immigration bill on Thursday. It offers a path to citizenship for most of the 11 million undocumented immigrants, including the so-called Dreamers. The bill has little emphasis on border security which already has critics speaking out, but the President has already signaled he's open to compromise.
Immigration advocate Maria Rodriguez offered her reaction to claims made by Republicans during their convention.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday quietly signed legislation that will require all government employers and some private businesses to use a federal electronic system known as E-Verify to check the immigration status of new workers.
A federal judge ordered authorities to release hundreds of immigrants from three Florida detention centers to prevent a wider spread of the coronavirus and protect detainees with underlying conditions.
As the U.S. responds to the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration has taken a host of measures to tighten immigration procedures, altering daily operations and disrupting the lives of thousands.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services have begun implementing a controversial rule that will make it more difficult for immigrants to obtain legal status if they use public benefits like food stamps and housing vouchers.
Gov. Ron DeSantis' push for a politically charged immigration proposal has begun to expose a clash between Republicans as this year's legislative session starts.
Florida is poised to deputize state correctional officers as federal immigration agents at a state-run prison as part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement program.
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants Florida to set up a system that will require employers to verify the immigration status of job applicants.
The Trump administration is shutting down a shelter for unaccompanied minors in south Miami-Dade which had come under intense criticism from advocates and lawmakers.
When the federal government suddenly emptied a South Florida detention center for migrant children in August, it was unclear exactly where more than 1,000 children had gone.
Rudabeh Shahbazi sat down with Nora Sandigo, the legal guardian of more than 1,000 U.S. born children of undocumented immigrants.
The Homestead facility for unaccompanied minors may not be closed for very long.
Even though the game was in Texas, people are celebrating the Canes' victory here at home.
The St. Louis Blues got a pair of goals from Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas in a 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.
Miami brought a nasty defense into Texas A&M Saturday to down the seventh-seeded Aggies in the College Football Playoff.
On the last Saturday before Christmas, food and toy giveaways were held across South Florida, providing meals and gifts for those in need on Christmas morning.
According to arrest documents obtained by CBS News Miami, the 32-year-old man was charged with vehicular homicide and driving without a license
Even though the game was in Texas, people are celebrating the Canes' victory here at home.
The St. Louis Blues got a pair of goals from Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas in a 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.
Officials say an address in Northeast Miami-Dade County is connected to the Brown University shooting suspect.
Miami brought a nasty defense into Texas A&M Saturday to down the seventh-seeded Aggies in the College Football Playoff.
On the last Saturday before Christmas, food and toy giveaways were held across South Florida, providing meals and gifts for those in need on Christmas morning.
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.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
The episode has deepened concerns that had already emerged from the Justice Department's much-anticipated document release.
It's the second time in recent weeks that the United States has interdicted a tanker, and it comes amid a large U.S. military build-up in Latin America.
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik's decision to drop out came after President Trump signaled he would not make an endorsement in the race at this stage.
The Justice Department released thousands of new photos and records on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but at least 550 pages in the documents were fully redacted.
A federal judge ruled that Lindsey Halligan, the prosecutor who secured the indictments against them, was unlawfully appointed to her role as interim U.S. attorney.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
Guest host Laura Pastrana talks with one of the big winners from Tuesday's runoff elections, Miami Beach Commissioner-elect Monica Matteo-Salinas.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
Jim DeFede interviews Florida Lt. Governor Jay Collins, who is mulling a run for governor in 2026.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
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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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Albert Brooks said he's still in shock over the death of his friend Rob Reiner, whom he met at 14 years old.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
Nick Reiner appeared in court on Wednesday on two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital," has died.