Immigration Proposal Teed Up In Florida Senate
On Monday, a Senate committee could start moving forward with a proposal to ratchet up immigration enforcement in Florida.
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On Monday, a Senate committee could start moving forward with a proposal to ratchet up immigration enforcement in Florida.
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.
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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.
FPL in February filed a proposal that would have led to larger rate increases over the next four years.
A federal judge ordered Florida to halt expansion and begin dismantling parts of "Alligator Alcatraz," prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to quickly appeal the ruling.
Soon, customers will be making the trip a few miles north to a new location on Krome Avenue and 168th Street as the South Florida staple begins a new era under new ownership.
The U.S. Marshals Service said Harjinder Singh, 28, is not a U.S. citizen and entered the country illegally from Mexico in 2018.
Less than two weeks after a gunman opened fire at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, the agency is facing additional turmoil.
FPL in February filed a proposal that would have led to larger rate increases over the next four years.
A federal judge ordered Florida to halt expansion and begin dismantling parts of "Alligator Alcatraz," prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to quickly appeal the ruling.
Soon, customers will be making the trip a few miles north to a new location on Krome Avenue and 168th Street as the South Florida staple begins a new era under new ownership.
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The U.S. Marshals Service said Harjinder Singh, 28, is not a U.S. citizen and entered the country illegally from Mexico in 2018.
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.
Less than two weeks after a gunman opened fire at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, the agency is facing additional turmoil.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been reunited with family and plans to travel to Maryland before returning to Tennessee in January for his criminal trial.
The Justice Dept. released transcripts of Deputy AG Todd Blanche's two-day interview with convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
President Trump also said he's willing to bring in the "regular military," not just the National Guard.
The FBI confirmed it that it searched former national security adviser John Bolton's house early Friday morning.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with Republican State Rep. Alex Andrade about the Hope Florida Foundation scandal.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one in separate interviews with U.S. Congressman Darren Soto and former Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber about the subject.
Lucia Baez-Geller is a former Miami-Dade school board member who lost in her bid two years ago to oust Maria Elvira Salazar.
Jim talks with Robin Peguero, a Democratic nominee for the District 27 congressional seat.
Jim talks to a former Republican congressman who is running as a Democrat to be the next governor of Florida.
CBS News Miami visited a South Florida family's kitchen with a nutritionist to gather information that can help you live a better life.
A Florida dairy farm was named in a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she lost her unborn child after getting sick from drinking raw milk. Her toddler also got sick.
Instagram rolled out a new Map feature that lets users see their friends' locations in real time. Here's why privacy experts are concerned.
The Boar's Head deli meat plant at the heart of a deadly food-poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months, but recent reports point to ongoing sanitation problems.
A Florida woman was arrested for allegedly impersonating a registered nurse and treating over 4,000 patients without a license.
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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.
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President Trump announced this year's "truly exceptional class" of Kennedy Center Honorees and said he will host the annual ceremony himself.