WLRN Public Media | By Carla Mendez After hours of passionate public comment against the measure, Miami commissioners narrowly voted to deputize local police with immigration enforcement powers. It makes Miami the latest city to sign up to a controversial partnership program with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) known as 287(g), which has been […]
By Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — On the 105th day of what was supposed to be a 60-day session, Florida lawmakers gave final approval to a leaner state budget totaling $115.1 billion, marking the end of a lawmaking season that was largely defined by inter-party clashes in the Republican-dominated capitol. The
WLRN Public Media | By Carla Mendez 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. At a press conference late Friday afternoon in Miami, the
WLRN Public Media | By Wilkine Brutus When the self-guided Black Cultural Heritage Trail initiative began earlier this year in Palm Beach County, it wasn’t just about placing plaques or naming streets — leaders told WLRN it was about lifting up stories long overlooked, often left in the footnotes of history. The tour and map helps reimagine how
By Justin D. Martin and Chighaf Bakour | The Conversation In Florida, a bill that bans cellphone use in elementary and middle schools, from bell to bell, recently sailed through the state Legislature. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law on May 30, 2025. The same bill calls for high schools in six Florida districts to adopt the ban during
WLRN Public Media | By Wilkine Brutus The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) wrapped on a high note Sunday with its signature Community Day, held in partnership with the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau at The Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater in Historic Overtown. The annual event welcomed locals and guests for an afternoon of
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WLRN Public Media | By Sergio R. Bustos U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar said Friday that she and a Democratic congresswoman from Texas will be teaming up to introduce “a revolutionary piece of legislation that will offer real solutions to fix our immigration system and finally bring order to chaos for good.” In her post on
WLRN Public Media | By Sergio R. Bustos City of Miami officials, working with community activists and Miami Marlins majority-owner Bruce Sherman, announced they will be restoring the Dorsey Park murals that celebrate the iconic Jackie Robinson and other Black baseball legends. Some of the murals were recently defaced with racist graffiti. “This vile assault was
WLRN Public Media | By Douglas Hanks and Verónica Egui Brito | Miami Herald A federal immigration agent arrived Wednesday night at an exclusive World Cup party on Biscayne Bay attended by Miami-Dade County’s mayor, who is calling the incident “deeply troubling” and a potential warning sign that international soccer fans won’t feel safe traveling to Miami next
WLRN Public Media | By Sofia Zarran, Carlton Gillespie, Sergio R. Bustos Thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of South Florida, from Mar-a-Lago to Miami, to condemn the policies of President Donald Trump on Saturday during a long planned “No Kings” protest. The South Florida protesters were part of a nationwide rally of Trump opponents who are countering the