Florida Immigrants Protest at the State Capitol in Tallahassee
Miami-Dade’s anti-immigrant policy — and its Republican Mayor — are not having a good Friday morning. A new chapter in the fight to keep Donald Trump’s Deportation Force out of Florida’s Miami-Dade County, a place where over half its residents have been born abroad, began this morning when a circuit... Continue »
In Florida, eight activists have launched an “interfaith fast” to demand Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giménez reverse his decision to back down from the county’s sanctuary policy, a move he made in response to Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant executive order. Giménez has been skewered for his decision. Last month, dozens of angry... Continue »
Things have gone from bad to worse for Republican Mayor of Miami-Dade, Carlos Gimenez, who decided to support Donald Trump’s Deportation Force over the immigrant families across the County he was elected to represent. Not only has the County Commission of Miami-Dade called a meeting to discuss the immigration... Continue »
Republican Mayor of Miami Dade Prioritized Donald Trump Relationship over Lives of Undocumented Immigrants
Connection Between Trump and Son of Miami-Dade Mayor May Explain Mayor’s Decision to Embrace Trump Immigration Policies Miami-Dade’s Republican Mayor, Carlos Gimenez had every reason to defy Trump and protect immigrant families across the country he was elected to represent. Instead, Mayor Gimenez has chosen to embarrass Miami-Dade at... Continue »
  Donald Trump’s recent actions on immigration are a dramatic, radical, and extreme assault on immigrants and the values of our country, which is why we must fight back against them. In Florida, Miami-Dade’s Republican Mayor, Carlos Gimenez, has terminated critical protections that would shield immigrant families from Donald... Continue »
Cross-posted from the Florida Immigrant Coalition’s blog: This week, the Strategic Planning & Government Operations Committee of the Miami-Dade County Commission unanimously passed a resolution in support of creating an Identification Card for all county residents. The resolution, sponsored by Commissioner Juan Carlos Zapata and co-sponsored by Commissioner Daniella... Continue »
Washington, DC — This week, House Republicans are taking the next step in their sham impeachment effort of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, based around their political motivations and policy disagreements. As the Washington Post rightly captured in its headline, “House GOP unveils Mayorkas impeachment articles despite lack of evidence.“... Continue »
English ABC News Immigration emerges as key 2024 election wedge issue for Trump, vulnerability for Biden By Alexandra Hutzler January 25, 2024 El Semanario (CO, NM) Dying at the Border That Abbott Designed for Cruelty By Maribel Hastings and David Torres January 25, 2024 Punchbowl McConnell bows to Trump... Continue »
The next Republican presidential debate is set to take place in Miami, Florida on Nov. 8., where we’ll hear repetitions of the extreme, cruel, and unworkable immigration policies from the previous debates in Wisconsin and California. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will likely try to dominate the night since the... Continue »
Forty-four bipartisan members of Congress are urging the Biden administration to expand temporary protections for Nicaragua. While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made the right move earlier this year by rescinding the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaragua and extending relief for another 18... Continue »