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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 »

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 »

English Al Día Dallas Decidido a frenar la inmigración ilegal, Texas ataca a grupos humanitarios que los ayudan By Aarón Torres October 17, 2024 El Nuevo Herald Trump adopta posición de mano dura sobre inmigración en foro de hispanos en Miami-Dade By Max Greenwood and Syra Ortiz Blanes October... Continue »

In light of the continued attacks on our immigrant communities, we created a campaign focused on uplifting the many positive contributions immigrants bring to our country, and we need as many loud voices and allies standing up for our communities and rejecting this hateful rhetoric. Join us in the... Continue »

English Florida Phoenix Continued conversation about noncitizen voting could chill immigrant turnout, advocates say By JAY WAAGMEESTER July 09, 2024 Miami Herald Democrats troll Trump ahead of Miami-Dade campaign rally with Project 2025 billboards By ALEXANDRA GLORIOSO July 09, 2024 Mother Jones Trump Again Demonizes Migrants for “Poisoning Our... Continue »

Republican battleground Members, particularly those representing heavily-Latino districts, must be forced to be on the record if they support the targeting of their communities for mass round-ups    The Biden campaign marked the sixth anniversary of the Trump administration’s official announcement that it would be the official policy of... Continue »