Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas makes South Florida stop to address the migrant crisi
Teri Hornstein reports he'll meet with local leaders to discuss the Biden administration's new policy.
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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
The Coast Guard said the main goal after these vessels at sea, or migrants on land, is to get them to safety.
Cubans and Haitians who illegally enter the U.S. by sea do not qualify to apply for the recently launched parole program
Sen. Scott visited the Keys where there's been an increase in Cuban and Haitian migrants
US Senator Rick Scott was joined by Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay during a trip to the Florida Keys on Thursday where both men agreed that a stronger plan of action was needed to curb the surge of migrants coming from Cuba and Haiti.
Peter D'Oench reports Scott said the Biden administration needs to do a better job of securing the borders.
Programs not designed to help recently-arrived migrants.
Spike in Cuban migrants has been especially pronounced over the last few months
More migrants expected to land in South Florida in the coming days.
Another group of 22 migrants was released this Monday, some were taken to a train station in Ft. Lauderdale.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava weighs in on recent migrant landings.
The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 273 migrants to Matanzas, Cuba, over the weekend following interdictions off the Florida Keys.
There were two landings, one in Key Largo and the other Marathon
Ana Montes, the Defense Intelligence Agency's top Cuba analyst, spied for Cuba until her arrest in 2001.
Dozens of migrants who came to the U.S. on rustic vessels thorough the Florida Keys are being released at a U.S. Border Patrol processing center in Dania Beach.
Over the New Year's weekend alone, more than 700 migrants, mostly Cubans, arrived in the Keys
US will accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
Ana Belen Montes spied for Cuba for years, reaching the highest levels of the U.S. Government's intelligence agencies.
Ana Belen Montes spied for Cuba for years, reaching the highest levels of the U.S. Government's intelligence agencies.
Grappling with the biggest flood of Cuban migrants in decades, the United States reopened their long-closed legal pathway on Wednesday by resuming all visa services at its embassy in Havana.
As the number of migrant landings increases dramatically, Monroe authorities desperately ask for federal help.
The United States reopened their long-closed legal pathway on Wednesday by resuming all visa services at its embassy in Havana.
A priority will be placed on permits to reunite Cubans with family in the U.S., and others like the diversity visa lottery
They are anticipated to give out at least 20,000 visas a year
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Maple Leafs beat Panthers 4-1 behind goals from Stecher, Laughton.
Residents say the nonstop roar of engines and late-night street racing is disrupting daily life, sparking calls for stricter enforcement and community action.
Officials say the suspects worked together, using Facebook Marketplace to sell stolen household goods after a string of thefts across two counties.
Cooper says "everything is a learning lesson" after a Miami jury ruled she must pay $59,000 for spreading false claims tied to a deepfake video.
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Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is seeking to force a vote on a bipartisan bill that would ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks.
Daniel Richman, a friend of ex-FBI Director James Comey, is taking legal action against DOJ over files investigators seized from him more than five years ago.
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The Trump administration is considering expanding its travel ban to around 30 countries in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard soldiers.
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revealed new details about an attack on an alleged drug boat in September that has sparked intense criticism.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
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Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a critic of government vaccine mandates, has been quietly appointed to one of the CDC's top positions.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
ByHeart said it can't rule out that all of its baby formula across all product lots could be contaminated, citing recent test results.
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene an ally during the shutdown for joining Democrats in demanding that Congress address high health care costs.
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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.
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Stoppard was often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation.
Jimmy Cliff, who famously sang about the "many rivers" we all must cross, has died after suffering a seizure and pneumonia, his family say.
Donald Glover, who performs under the moniker Childish Gambino, revealed he suffered a stroke last year, which forced him to cancel his tour.
The man, Johnson Wen, was sent back to Australia and "has been barred from re-entering Singapore," the city-state's immigration authority said in a statement quoted by broadcaster CNA.
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