DeSantis Floats Suspending Miami Commissioners After City Cancels 2025 Mayoral Election

DeSantis Floats Suspending Miami Commissioners After City Cancels 2025 Mayoral Election

Michael Costeines
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July 8, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis recently stated that he's keeping all options on the table, including possible suspensions, after Miami Commissioners voted 3-2 in June to cancel the city's 2025 mayoral election and move it to November 2026. Commissioners Christine King, Ralph Rosado, and Damian Pardo voted in favor, while Joe Carollo and Miguel Gabela voted against. […]
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Florida Hasn't Applied for $450 Million Reimbursement for Alligator Alcatraz, DHS, FEMA Say

Florida Hasn't Applied for $450 Million Reimbursement for Alligator Alcatraz, DHS, FEMA Say

Liv Caputo
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July 3, 2025
MIAMI—A day after Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention facility received its first van-load of undocumented immigrants, the state still hasn’t applied for federal funds to foot the $450 million bill. At least, that’s what the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a Thursday morning court filing, so far contradicting Gov. […]
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Cava Praises Ruling Blocking Trump Administration's Effort to End TPS for Haitians

Cava Praises Ruling Blocking Trump Administration's Effort to End TPS for Haitians

Michael Costeines
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July 2, 2025
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on Tuesday praised a federal ruling blocking the Trump administration's attempt to end temporary protected status (TPS) for 520,000 Haitian migrants living in the U.S. "Today's ruling blocking the Trump administration's to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians is a vital victory for our community as well as […]
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Attorneys File Lawsuit After Miami Cancels November's Mayoral Election

Attorneys File Lawsuit After Miami Cancels November's Mayoral Election

Michael Costeines
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July 1, 2025
Attorneys from Lawson Huck Gonzalez PLLC on Monday filed a lawsuit with the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial District Circuit on behalf of Miami Mayoral candidate Emilio T. Gonzalez after City Commissioners cancelled the 2025 mayoral election and moved it to November 2026. Gonzalez is running to succeed Francis Suarez as Miami's next mayor. […]
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Cava Criticizes Trump Administration Ending TPS for Haitians

Cava Criticizes Trump Administration Ending TPS for Haitians

Michael Costeines
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June 28, 2025
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava reacted after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of temporary protective status (TPS) for Haitian migrants on Friday. TPS for Haitians expires on Aug. 3, 2025, with the termination going into effect on Sept. 2, 2025. "Today's decision by the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected […]
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Cause of Death for 49-year-old ICE Detainee in Miami Under Investigation

Cause of Death for 49-year-old ICE Detainee in Miami Under Investigation

Liv Caputo
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June 26, 2025
The cause of death for a 49-year-old Canadian citizen detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miami is under investigation, the federal agency revealed Thursday. Johnny Noviello was pronounced dead by the Miami Fire Rescue Department at 1:36 p.m. on Monday, 42 minutes after staff at the Bureau of Prisons Federal Detention Center found him […]
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DeSantis Wants to Open New Migrant Detention Facility at National Guard Training Camp

DeSantis Wants to Open New Migrant Detention Facility at National Guard Training Camp

Liv Caputo
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June 25, 2025
Despite backlash surrounding Florida's emerging "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention facility in the Everglades, Gov. Ron DeSantis already has his sights set on another center for captured non-citizens: Camp Blanding, the training base for the Florida National Guard. "We'll probably do something similar up at Camp Blanding, which is where our National Guard headquarters to train," […]
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Final Vote Looms on Controversial Plan to Cancel Miami’s 2025 Mayoral Election

Final Vote Looms on Controversial Plan to Cancel Miami’s 2025 Mayoral Election

Javier Manjarres
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June 24, 2025
Commissioners face public backlash, political threats, and legal scrutiny ahead of Thursday’s pivotal decision. In a move that could redefine the trajectory of Miami politics, the City Commission will take up a final vote this Thursday to cancel the November 2025 mayoral election, granting all sitting commissioners and Mayor Francis Suarez an extra year in […]
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Gimenez Tours Krome Detention Center in Ongoing ICE Facility Inspections

Gimenez Tours Krome Detention Center in Ongoing ICE Facility Inspections

Adrian Morgade
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June 24, 2025
MIAMI – U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)  visited the Krome Detention Center, responding to complaints of poor living conditions from inmates detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Detainees raised concerns about limited access to clean bathrooms, clothing, medication, and long wait times for food. During his visit, Rep. Gimenez spoke with one detainee […]
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Phil Ehr Leads Democratic Push Against House Republicans and Gimenez

Phil Ehr Leads Democratic Push Against House Republicans and Gimenez

Adrian Morgade
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June 23, 2025
MIAMI – Internet personality and retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Phil Ehr has announced his candidacy for Florida’s 28th Congressional District in the 2026 gubernatorial elections, aiming to unseat Florida Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez and help Democrats regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives. In an interview with The Floridian, Ehr criticized Gimenez as being […]
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Miami Commissioners Vote 3-2 in Favor of Immigration Agreement

Miami Commissioners Vote 3-2 in Favor of Immigration Agreement

Michael Costeines
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June 19, 2025
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 […]
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Frost, Wasserman Schultz Introduce Bill Addressing Supposed Human Rights Abuses in ICE Detention Centers

Frost, Wasserman Schultz Introduce Bill Addressing Supposed Human Rights Abuses in ICE Detention Centers

Grayson Bakich
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June 19, 2025
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, […]
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Gimenez Leads Oversight Visit to ICE Facility in FDC Miami, Finds No Human Rights Violations

Gimenez Leads Oversight Visit to ICE Facility in FDC Miami, Finds No Human Rights Violations

Adrian Morgade
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June 18, 2025
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 […]
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Uthmeier Says Miami City Commission Can't Move Election Date Without Voter Support

Uthmeier Says Miami City Commission Can't Move Election Date Without Voter Support

Michael Costeines
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June 13, 2025
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 […]
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Col. (Ret.) Emilio T. González Joins America First Policy Institute as Senior Fellow While Running for Miami Mayor

Col. (Ret.) Emilio T. González Joins America First Policy Institute as Senior Fellow While Running for Miami Mayor

Javier Manjarres
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June 9, 2025
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 […]
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Rep. Salazar Releases Message Expressing Disapproval Regarding Recent Immigration Actions

Rep. Salazar Releases Message Expressing Disapproval Regarding Recent Immigration Actions

Adrian Morgade
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June 7, 2025
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 […]
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava Criticizes Trump's Travel Ban

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava Criticizes Trump's Travel Ban

Michael Costeines
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June 6, 2025
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 […]
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Rosado Beat Regalado for Miami City Commission, But did Carrollo Have a VBM Play in the Race?

Rosado Beat Regalado for Miami City Commission, But did Carrollo Have a VBM Play in the Race?

Javier Manjarres
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June 4, 2025
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 […]
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