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DHS officials did not say how many detainees were transferred or where they were taken. Nor did it say whether the facility would close permanently or only temporarily.
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Florida still owes at least $603 million to 27 companies that helped build the state鈥檚 migrant lockups and carry out an undocumented immigration crackdown, according to dozens of contracts reviewed by the Phoenix.
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Florida lawmakers approved significant new guardrails Friday for the multibillion-dollar emergency fund that Gov. Ron DeSantis鈥 administration used to construct and operate the sprawling immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed 鈥淎lligator Alcatraz.鈥
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Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia has written a bill introduced in the legislature that would increase penalties for undocumented workers.
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Two men have been wrongly charged under a Florida immigration law that's currently suspended. The state attorney general's office reported these charges on Monday. Both men were charged over the weekend in Bradenton under a law that outlaws people living in the U.S. illegally from entering Florida.
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Critics of the 287(g) program say it fosters fear and distrust of authorities in immigrant communities across Florida.
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The Republican-controlled Florida legislature plans to further crack down on illegal immigration by considering a series of proposals that include stiffer penalties for smuggling people into Florida and expanding use of the E-Verify employment eligibility system.
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Federal officials became overwhelmed as nearly 500 Cuban migrants landed in or near the Keys between Dec. 30 and Jan. 1, before 100 Haitians in a sailboat arrived in Key Largo on Tuesday. Arrivals forced Dry Tortugas National Park to close.
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Mabel Probet is a Cuban artist who expresses the personal struggles in her country through her work. Her latest installation 鈥 on public display in Key West 鈥 is spectacular and timely.
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Honduras' decision to send ex-President Juan Orlando Hern谩ndez to the U.S. on drug charges may help reduce corruption in 鈥 and illegal migration from 鈥 the region.
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COMMENTARY Ron DeSantis doesn't let the Constitution stop him from conducting federal policy. Let's hope he'll tackle the source of illegal immigration.
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COMMENTARY The Biden Administration must look beyond the Northern Triangle's hyper-corrupt, hyper-incompetent governments to make its aid plan work.