Halle Vazquez
SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± InternHalle Vazquez is a Summer 2026 intern at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä±.
She is a rising fourth year student at Duke University, where she studies English, journalism and Spanish. She writes and reports for the 9th Street Journal in Durham, NC. and has previously contributed to her hometown paper, the Hendersonville Lightning in Hendersonville, NC.
She is passionate about all forms of writing, whether it’s hard line news, magazine pieces, personal essays or poetry. Aside from writing, she enjoys weightlifting, snorkeling and baking.
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Immigrant advocates allege the facility is overcrowded and that detainees are exposed to excessive heat, and have inadequate access to food, water, beds and bathrooms.
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The U.S. Supreme Court vote to protect birthright citizenship in a landmark ruling was welcomed by elected officials on both sides of the aisle in Florida — although Democrats were much more vocal, with messages of cautious joy.
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Speaking at a news conference outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building off SW 145th Avenue in southwest Broward County, several speakers said detainees have told them of inadequate access to bathrooms and beds, and severe overcrowding.
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Three times a year, Florida students are given the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking, or FAST, to monitor individual student progress in English and language arts and mathematics. In Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, proficiency in grades for both categories rose from last year.
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Advocates are urging Floridians to call on their senators to support Bill S. 4814, which would reinstate the residency status for Haitians as well as permanent paths for U.S. citizenship.
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South Florida journalist Maria Alesia Sosa is used to telling difficult stories — including the Surfside tragedy. She was visiting family in her home country of Venezuela when she experienced firsthand two devastating earthquakes. "It's a déjà vu of the rubble, of the victims, of desperate families yelling and screaming trying to find survivors, and I just can't believe this is happening again," she told SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä±.
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Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, who is running for governor, outlined his plans on Wednesday afternoon during a campaign stop in Miami, dubbing his platform as "Stop the Bullsh!t".
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It was a sleepless night for many in South Florida's Venezuelan diaspora after two powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck the country. At least 188 people were killed, with many more feared dead, and more than 200 trapped beneath collapsed buildings, after Wednesday evening's 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes.
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The "Freedom Plane National Tour" brings nine rare, original artifacts — including the Treaty of Paris — to the Museum of Miami for a two-week exhibition celebrating the nation's 250th birthday.
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Firefighters responded to the blaze near Northwest 137 Avenue and Northwest 41 Street on Monday afternoon. As of this morning, it's burned through about 600 acres.
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In the sweltering heat and nestled between multiple traffic-jammed streets, Miami Stadium finally hosted its first World Cup game, between Uruguay and Saudi Arabia. The match drove excitement and pride, as well as colors from across the globe.
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At a press conference Wednesday outside FIFA World Cup headquarters in Coral Gables, the advocates condemned FIFA for doing little to protect athletes and fans from ICE and other federal authorities carrying out the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement efforts.