Proposed Florida law would make it illegal to transport undocumented migrants
It's titled Senate Bill 1718 -- a proposed law that would make it a felony for anyone in the state of Florida to transport an undocumented migrant.
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It's titled Senate Bill 1718 -- a proposed law that would make it a felony for anyone in the state of Florida to transport an undocumented migrant.
Opponents have called it an attack on the state's migrant community
Jacqueline Quynh reports the changes could potentially put hundreds of thousands of Floridians at risk of becoming criminals if they are caught with people who are in the country illegally.
A Hialeah pastor says his church needs help to house recently-arrived migrants.
A Hialeah church is just one temple extending a hand to migrants who don't have a place to stay.
Student leaders are on their way to Tallahassee where they hope to meet with legislators to ask them to reject Gov. Ron DeSantis' proposal to rescind in-state tuition to "dreamers" living in Florida.
Sweeping proposal being considered in the House would restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border
DeSantis wants lawmakers to pass the measures during the legislative session that will start March 7.
DeSantis wants lawmakers to pass the measures during the legislative session that will start March 7.
The Miami Herald, the news partner for CBS 4, hosting a panel discussion to discuss the impact migration is having on South Florida.
Florida House members Monday started moving forward with a proposal that could help set the stage for more migrant flights.
The migrants were mixed nationalities
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas met with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and members of the Haitian American and Cuban American communities on Monday to discuss the Biden administration's new program for legal access to the United States from several countries.
New program allows up to 30 thousand migrants from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Cuba a month to come to the US
Teri Hornstein reports the program allows up to 30 thousand migrants from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Cuba a month to come to the US
Teri Hornstein reports he'll meet with local leaders to discuss the Biden administration's new policy.
The migrants are from Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua
Cubans and Haitians who illegally enter the U.S. by sea do not qualify to apply for the recently launched parole program
South Florida families of recently arrived migrants fear for their loved ones.
Sen. Scott visited the Keys where there's been an increase in Cuban and Haitian migrants
"I feel blessed and grateful to have a roof over us," said Dayana Jimenez, a Venezuelan migrant, and mother of three young children.
Programs not designed to help recently-arrived migrants.
Explaining migrant landings to children.
With migrant families landing in South Florida, curious children may ask "What's going on?"
Another group of 22 migrants was released this Monday, some were taken to a train station in Ft. Lauderdale.
An Axios report on Cuba's military drones and possible U.S. strike plans sparks alarm in South Florida, though Cuban officials deny the claims.
Lionel Messi had a goal and assisted on another as Inter Miami won its first game at Nu Stadium with a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers.
Over 250 Miami Gardens drivers got free gas, and 25 moms won $200 Walmart sprees during a community giveaway led by rapper Yung Miami and local leaders.
The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern."
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
An Axios report on Cuba's military drones and possible U.S. strike plans sparks alarm in South Florida, though Cuban officials deny the claims.
Lionel Messi had a goal and assisted on another as Inter Miami won its first game at Nu Stadium with a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers.
Over 250 Miami Gardens drivers got free gas, and 25 moms won $200 Walmart sprees during a community giveaway led by rapper Yung Miami and local leaders.
The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern."
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
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 new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.
Gas prices, inflation weigh on Americans. Many see lack of clarity on what's happening in Iran.
Incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who had occasionally broken with the Trump administration, lost his bid for a third term.
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services 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.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.