Marleine Bastien /tags/marleine-bastien Marleine Bastien en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:50:00 GMT Miami-Dade Commissioner Marleine Bastien looks back on first term, eyes re-election /government-politics/2026-01-22/miami-dade-marleine-bastien-district-2 Now entering the final year of her first term, Bastien represents a diverse area spanning parts of Miami, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Opa-locka, Hialeah, and several unincorporated communities, including Liberty City. She took office during a period of acute strain defined by soaring housing costs and persistent infrastructure gaps. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:50:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-01-22/miami-dade-marleine-bastien-district-2 Amelia Orjuela Da Silva | Miami Times Immigrant advocates decry Trump's deportation policies. They demand fairer immigration laws /immigration/2025-06-20/immigrant-advocates-decry-trumps-deportation-policies-they-demand-fairer-immigration-laws Immigrant advocates and others say President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation policies are fostering a climate of “fear” in South Florida’s immigrant communities, mainly with his decision to abruptly end temporary visas for hundreds of thousands of legal U.S. residents. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 23:17:49 GMT /immigration/2025-06-20/immigrant-advocates-decry-trumps-deportation-policies-they-demand-fairer-immigration-laws Carla Mendez Civil Society Solution: Can Non-Governmental Groups Fix Haiti's Governmental Crisis? /news/2021-09-28/civil-society-solution-can-non-governmental-groups-fix-haitis-governmental-crisis With Haiti's government, economy and public security in collapse, "civil society" organizations propose a reboot of their democracy. Will the U.S. buy into it? Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:00:06 GMT /news/2021-09-28/civil-society-solution-can-non-governmental-groups-fix-haitis-governmental-crisis Tim Padgett After Marathon Lobbying Effort, Haitians Get TPS Extension /news/2021-05-23/after-marathon-lobbying-effort-haitians-get-tps-extension Saying Haiti right now is not a safe country for people to return to, the Biden Administration has renewed Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the U.S. Sun, 23 May 2021 21:13:16 GMT /news/2021-05-23/after-marathon-lobbying-effort-haitians-get-tps-extension Tim Padgett TPS Bus Tour Stops In Miami Enroute To DC Urging Permanent Solution To Crisis /news/2018-10-24/tps-bus-tour-stops-in-miami-enroute-to-dc-urging-permanent-solution-to-crisis Earlier this month, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to end Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for 300,000 immigrants. A… Wed, 24 Oct 2018 21:56:06 GMT /news/2018-10-24/tps-bus-tour-stops-in-miami-enroute-to-dc-urging-permanent-solution-to-crisis Tim Padgett President Obama's Executive Action Leaves Many Disappointed /politics/2014-11-21/president-obamas-executive-action-leaves-many-disappointed At 19 years old, Jose Machado has already been living without his mother for several years. She was deported back to Nicaragua, where he was born, for… Fri, 21 Nov 2014 05:23:57 GMT /politics/2014-11-21/president-obamas-executive-action-leaves-many-disappointed Pattrik Simmons