Report: Homestead Facility For Migrant Children May Be Reopened Later This Year
The Homestead facility for unaccompanied minors may not be closed for very long.
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The Homestead facility for unaccompanied minors may not be closed for very long.
After a mass shooting in Texas intensified a partisan divide about immigration, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida has decided to postpone a statewide "listening tour" focused on the controversial topic.
An activist group is demanding transparency after the Homestead facility for unaccompanied minors reported that all of the children they had sheltered have been moved out of the site.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Saturday, that all unaccompanied minors sheltered at the Homestead facility have been released.
More changes may be coming to the Homestead facility for unaccompanied minors, which has significantly ramped down the amount of children inside in recent weeks.
For more than a year, the detention center for migrant children near Homestead has been the target of daily protests and lawsuits.
The Trump administration is scouting sites in central Florida, Virginia and Los Angeles for future facilities to hold unaccompanied minors who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.
CBS4 produced a short film about an effort by Miami-Dade students to write letters to the children who have been separated from their families and being held at the Homestead Detention Center.
CBS4 produces a short film about an effort by Miami-Dade students to write letters to the children who have been separated from their families and being held at the Homestead Detention Center.
A new report from Amnesty International USA found that the Homestead facility housing migrant children must be shut down.
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday over a new law that forces local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
The US Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to CBS4 News Monday night that unaccompanied children from the southern border will no longer be sent to the facility in South Miami-Dade.
Immigrant rights advocates across the United States say they've seen few signs of the ICE raids that Trump administration officials had warned would begin Sunday.
ICE raids are expected in South Florida and in several other cities across the country.
A congressional report released Friday shows at least 55 migrant children separated from their parents by President Donald Trump's administration in 2018 were sent to the privately run Homestead detention center for unaccompanied immigrant youth.
Dozens tried to get their affairs in order at the immigration center in Miramar ahead of the immigration raids scheduled for Sunday.
A nonprofit organization in South Florida along with the Florida Immigration Coalition went door to door on Thursday to inform people of their rights.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to begin the previously postponed raids across the country Sunday to arrest thousands of migrant families who already have court orders to be removed, according to a US official and those raids could take place in Miami.
The city of South Miami is preparing to fight a controversial new law aimed at banning so-called "sanctuary cities," after commissioners unanimously agreed Tuesday to hire an attorney to handle the legal challenge.
While a migrant detention facility for unaccompanied minors in South Florida has gotten lots of attention, a new one is opening about 100 miles to the north.
Fresh off their first Democratic presidential debates in Miami, a number of candidates plan to visit the Homestead shelter housing migrant children on Friday.
Almost a month into Florida's hurricane season, state and local emergency officials have few details about the federal government's plans for evacuating migrant children from a controversial Homestead detention facility if a hurricane comes toward Miami-Dade County.
Presenting ideas for immigration reform that go beyond simply bashing the Trump administration's policies may be a challenge for Democratic presidential candidates during their Miami debates.
Twenty Democratic presidential hopefuls are about to square off in Miami during two nights of nationally televised debates, as they get an early chance to stand out in the crowded primary.
Former Vice President Joe Biden took swings at President Donald Trump's immigration strategy in an op-ed published Monday, writing that it's based in "hostility and inflammatory rhetoric."
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.
The CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy recognizes the top high school football player in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
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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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.
Miami-Dade is considering four possible sites, including two that are 2 miles or less from the city of Miramar.
Around 5:50 a.m., LAPD officers responded to Ventura Boulevard and Vineland Avenue for a man walking in the street.
A Maryland ticket broker is accused of illegally purchasing and reselling hundreds of thousands of tickets for profit, including thousands to Taylor Swift's highly-sought Eras Tour.
The Oscar-nominated actor famously played arch-villain General Zod in "Superman" and "Superman II."
Playboy will move its global headquarters from Los Angeles to Miami Beach and open a new club with a restaurant and members-only section.
President Trump announced this year's "truly exceptional class" of Kennedy Center Honorees and said he will host the annual ceremony himself.