Miami-Dade

City of Miami Commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of a resolution on Wednesday to allow the Miami Police Department to join a Section 287(g) Task Force in partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security. Commissioners Miguel Angel Gabela, Joe Carollo and Ralph “Rafael” Rosado voted for the resolution. Commissioners […]

Representatives Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Adriano Espalliat (D-NY) have introduced legislation exposing and demanding accountability for supposed human rights abuses conducted in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers. Specifically, the Stop Unlawful Detention and End Mistreatment (SUDEM) Act demands that ICE detail who is being detained in its detention centers, […]

MIAMI – U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, (R-FL), released a press conference after leading a Congressional oversight fact-finding mission of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities within the Federal Department of Corrections in the City of Miami. Rep. Gimenez conducted the visit after receiving reports that alleged inhumane conditions at FDC Miami. “Reports claimed that […]

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a written opinion Wednesday declaring that the City of Miami can't push back its election date to 2026 without first seeking voter approval. In his judgment, Uthmeier said that the change would violate Florida statutes and the State Constitution. Specifically, any final change would extend the terms of the […]

MIAMI, FL – June 9, 2025 — Col. (Ret.) Emilio T. González, a retired U.S. Army officer and former federal immigration chief, has been named Senior Fellow for Homeland Security and Immigration at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI). The announcement comes as González campaigns for mayor of Miami, a high-stakes November 2025 race that […]

U.S. Rep Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) recently expressing her disapproval over the Trump administration's handling of immigration court cases and asylum seekers. “I am fully aware, and heartbroken, about the uncertainty now gripping Florida's 27th District because of the recent immigration actions of the Administration. Arrests in immigration courts, including people with I-220A and pending […]

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava condemned President Donald Trump's recent travel ban on citizens of twelve countries, including three from Latin America, from entering the United States. "We learned from past travel bans that the end result is families being divided and loved one unable to see each other," Cava said on Thursday. "The […]

MIAMI — June 4, 2025 — In the wake of Tuesday’s special election for Miami’s District 4 seat, serious concerns have emerged surrounding the dramatic disparity in vote-by-mail (VBM) returns that powered Ralph Rosado to victory over Jose Francisco Regalado. Rosado defeated Regalado with 55.13% of the vote (2,938 votes to 2,391), but a deeper […]

Miami City Commission candidate Ralph "Rafeal" Rosado and his campaign team consisting of Jesse Manzano of Berthier Strategies, defeated opponent Jose Francisco Regalado in the District 4 special election on Tuesday night. Rosado received 55% of the vote to Regalado's 45% with all precincts reporting. Rosado is a Miami native with prior experience as City Manager […]

June 1 marks the start of  the 2025 hurricane season, and an effort to curb looting following a natural disaster has been introduced as the Law On Offender Transgressions During Emergencies and Recovery (LOOTER) Act. The bill was proposed by U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, (R), as a means “to protect communities from criminals who exploit […]

Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power ripped into a Miami Herald report that Jose Javier Rodríguez, a Miami Democrat who lost a razor-thin election to Sen. Ileana Garcia (R-Miami) in 2020, is now running for Florida Attorney General to replace James Uthmeier. "Guy who tried to run for Congress-failed, lost a senate seat, and now wants […]

Every now and then, a zoning filing pops up that feels like more than just another development application—it feels like a turning point. That might be what we’re seeing in a bold proposal by Grupo Apolo for a 68.5-acre mixed-use project in West Kendall, squarely within Miami-Dade Commissioner Rob Gonzalez’s district. Grupo Apolo may be […]

Pictures and firsthand reports from voters who showed up to cast their ballots early at the Shenandoah Library on Friday, May 30, for the special election to fill the vacant District 4 seat came with an unexpected twist: former City of Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla was spotted actively campaigning outside the polling […]

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Just when you thought the oath-taking drama in Palmetto Bay couldn't get any juicier, a torrent of new allegations is threatening to completely derail Vice Mayor Mark Merwitzer's burgeoning political career. Beyond the initial claims of an illegal oath of office, whispers have turned into shouts, alleging a pattern of misconduct that could implicate not […]

In the days following the passing of longtime City of Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes, political insiders were already coalescing around a presumed successor: Rafael “Ralph” Cabrera, the president-elect of the Latin Builders Association. Cabrera had reportedly bought a home in District 4 last summer, started raising campaign funds in the fall, and had been actively […]

The City of Miami is once again at the center of a controversy — this time over a proposed overhaul of its tree ordinance, the legislation that regulates how and when trees can be pruned or removed. While the proposal has been formally championed by Commissioner Miguel Gabela, records and public appearances suggest that the […]

MIAMI, FL  — In the latest escalation of Miami’s political infighting, Commissioner Miguel Gabela is accusing Commissioner Joe Carollo’s office of launching a retaliatory campaign in response to Gabela’s recent revelations of financial misconduct tied to the Bayfront Park Management Trust. In a pointed statement released on Wednesday, Commissioner Gabela alleged that recent code enforcement […]