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A small Kā12 Montessori school in Michigan says a nearby Bitcoin mine, owned by a Florida GOP congressional candidate, is making life miserable.
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Florida GOP Candidateās Bitcoin Mine Is Driving Michigan School Nuts
Cryptocurrency executive Michael Carbonara is running to unseat U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-gop-candidates-bitcoin-mine-is-driving-michigan-school-nuts-40501781/
3 days ago
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NEW: Miami's most controversial cop, Capt. Javier Ortiz, was supposed to retire today. Now heās suing to keep his job (again).
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Miami's Most Controversial Cop Isn't Retiring Without a Fight
Javier Ortiz refuses to go gently into that good night.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miamis-most-controversial-cop-isnt-retiring-without-a-fight-40500580/
9 days ago
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In other newsā¦.you can now openly carry a gun at many Miami-Dade public libraries.
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You Can Now Openly Carry a Gun at Many Miami-Dade Public Libraries
Florida's open carry law leaves public libraries unprotected.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/you-can-now-openly-carry-a-gun-at-most-miami-dade-public-libraries-40500062/
11 days ago
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A developer is floating a plan to erect the tallest building in the history of Overtown, Miamiās historically Black neighborhood.
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56-Story Miami Tower Designed by Kobi Karp Planned for Overtown
The building would have 200 "income-restricted" micro-apartments.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/56-story-miami-tower-designed-by-kobi-karp-planned-for-overtown-40493959/
about 1 month ago
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New: With Floridaās open carry ban overturned, Publix stores across the state will now allow customers to openly carry guns.
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Miami Publix Stores Now Allowing Open Carry, Employees Say
Grab your glock, honey. We're going grocery shopping.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-publix-stores-now-allowing-open-carry-employees-say-40493329/
about 1 month ago
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A Miami Beach police officer driving an unmarked patrol car struck a woman walking with her baby last week. The department says itās investigating.
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Miami Beach Police Investigating Crash Involving Officer, Woman, and Baby
Miami Beach Police are investigating a collision between an officer in an unmarked patrol truck, a woman, and her baby at 8th Street and Michigan Avenue.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-beach-cop-under-investigation-after-crashing-into-woman-and-baby-40490297/
about 2 months ago
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A Miami Beach salon is facing backlash after displaying a hat printed with the phrase āMake Gaza Flat Again!ā
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Miami Beach Salon Displays 'Make Gaza Flat Again' Hat. Backlash Ensues.
"Gaza should be flat, totally flat," a woman from the salon, who didn't identify themselves, told New Times.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/make-gaza-flat-again-miami-beach-salons-display-leads-to-backlash-23900997
3 months ago
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New: An ex-Miami-Dade Fire official steered $332K in county funds to a company he ran with his brother, per a new OIG report.
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Miami-Dade Fire Official Steered $300K in County Funds to Brother's Company
The 25-year veteran firefighter retired from the department last November.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-dade-fire-official-steered-300k-in-county-funds-to-his-company-23882235
3 months ago
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ICYMI: A federal judge has ordered the state of Florida to begin dismantling Alligator Alcatraz over environmental concerns. Here are the main takeaways:
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Florida Ordered to Tear Down Alligator Alcatraz: What to Know
The ruling prohibits the state from admitting new detainees to the site and requires officials to begin tearing it down.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-ordered-to-shut-down-alligator-alcatraz-what-to-know-23864738
3 months ago
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New: Florida keeps getting hotter ā yet most state prisons remain without AC. We spoke with six men at Everglades Correctional Institution about what itās like to endure summers in an AC-less cell.
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Inside an Everglades Prison Without Air Conditioning
OnlyĀ about 25 percent of housing units in Florida's prisons are equipped with AC.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/life-inside-a-south-florida-prison-with-no-air-conditioning-23144257
3 months ago
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Trump's border czar Tom Homan thinks immigration detention center names like "Alligator Alcatraz" make ICE look like a "joke."
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Trump's Border Czar: Alligator Alcatraz Makes ICE Look Like a "Joke"
"People get caught up in the names, and they think it becomes a joke. I don't think what we're doing is a joke."
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/trumps-border-czar-doesnt-like-the-alligator-alcatraz-nickname-23812034
3 months ago
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More than 130 U.S. veterans are urging Florida Gov. DeSantis to halt executions of former service members.
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Veterans Urge Florida Gov. DeSantis to Stop Executing Veterans
Florida has carried out nine executions so far this year ā more than any other state.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/veterans-urge-florida-gov-desantis-to-stop-executing-veterans-23798160
3 months ago
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New: If an infectious disease like, say, COVID-19 is spreading at Alligator Alcatraz, Florida officials refuse to say so.
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Florida Officials Won't Say If COVID Is Spreading at Alligator Alcatraz
If there's an infectious disease spreading at the facility, the state refuses to say so.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-wont-say-if-covid-is-spreading-at-alligator-alcatraz-23775882
3 months ago
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Videos show hundreds of cockroaches crawling along the walls, floors, and cages of dogs inside a Miami-Dade County animal shelter.
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Video: Miami-Dade Animal Shelter Plagued by Roach Infestation
The county is asking the public for foster help next week while exterminators deal with the problem.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-dade-county-animal-shelter-plagued-by-roach-infestation-23777959
3 months ago
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New: Florida officials have repeatedly insisted Alligator Alcatraz would be temporary. But several job postings describe it as a ālong-termā operation.
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Alligator Alcatraz Security Job Postings Hint at Long-Term Facility
State officials have repeatedly insisted the detention center would be temporary.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/alligator-alcatraz-security-job-postings-hint-at-long-term-facility-23724185
3 months ago
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New: Gov. DeSantis says deportation flights have officially begun from Alligator Alcatraz. But while he didnāt name destinations, flight data shows two military planes left this week ā one to Texas and one to Louisiana.
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Military Planes Appear to Fly Alligator Alcatraz Detainees to Texas, Louisiana
Flight tracking data appears to show that two military aircraft left the facility this week for Texas and Louisiana.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/military-planes-appear-to-fly-alcatraz-detainees-to-texas-louisiana-23690056
4 months ago
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NEW: South Florida deportations are quietly filling animal shelters. Itās a largely hidden toll of Trumpās ongoing mass deportation efforts.
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South Florida Deportations Are Quietly Filling Animal Shelters
It's a largely hidden toll of President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/south-florida-animal-shelters-quietly-filling-up-amid-deportations-23635702
4 months ago
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Jason Wilson
4 months ago
Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ālike dogsā, report alleges
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Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ālike dogsā, report alleges
Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied of one succession of alleged abuses at jails in Florida
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/21/migrants-miami-ice-jail-abuses?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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š§µ: Luis Carlos JosĆ© Marcano Silva ā a 26-year-old Venezuelan barber ā was freed from El Salvadorās CECOT prison and sent back to Venezuela on Friday.
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Venezuelan Man Released From El Salvador After Possibly Being Deported Over Tattoo
Luis Carlos JosƩ Marcano Silva, 26, was living in Bradenton, Florida, when he vanished into a foreign prison.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/venezuelan-man-possibly-deported-over-tattoo-released-from-el-salvador-23662046
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Killer Train A yearlong investigation by WLRN and the Miami Herald into Brightline Trains and the many deaths that they've been linked to in Florida
www.wlrn.org/killer-train...
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"flight manifests for 3 legally contested deportation flights from Texas to El Salvador contain dozens of additional, unaccounted for passengers than a previously published Department of Homeland Security (DHS) list of people deported from the United States on those flights, 404 Media has learned."
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Flight Manifests Reveal Dozens of Previously Unknown People on Three Deportation Flights to El Salvador
Hacked data obtained by 404 Media reveals dozens more people on deportation flights to El Salvador who are unaccounted for. āWe have not heard from these peopleās families, so I think perhaps even they donāt know," one lawyer said.
https://www.404media.co/flight-manifests-reveal-dozens-of-previously-unknown-people-on-three-deportation-flights-to-el-salvador/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter&attribution_id=68791812d1dfc400016abc44&attribution_type=post
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The execs profiting from Alligator Alcatraz are quietly scrubbing their photos and bios from company websites.
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Executives Cashing in on Alligator Alcatraz Hide Pics, Bios Online
The digital disappearing acts come as human rights advocates raise alarms about conditions at the remote site.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/alligator-alcatraz-contractors-hide-pics-bios-on-company-sites-23640744
4 months ago
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A man posted TikToks from inside Alligator Alcatraz ā showing off the dorms, a dining hall, and what appears to be some sort of mystery meat (or bread?). He says it got him fired.
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Florida Man Posted TikToks Inside Alligator Alcatraz. He Says They Got Him Fired.
As of July 9, his videos have racked up more than 2 millionĀ views.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/who-is-the-florida-man-behind-the-alligator-alcatraz-tiktoks-23587324
4 months ago
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New from me: In 1970, Friends of the Everglades stopped the Everglades Jetport. Now they're taking on āAlligator Alcatraz.ā
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Friends of the Everglades Files Lawsuit to Stop 'Alligator Alcatraz'
They stopped the Everglades Jetport in 1969. Now, they're battling 'Alligator Alcatraz.'
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/friends-of-the-everglades-sues-feds-to-stop-alligator-alcatraz-23499514
5 months ago
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NEW: Chef Jacob Bickelhaupt is facing new criminal charges related to a recent domestic violence arrest ā his second in the past decade.
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Chef Jacob Bickelhaupt Faces New Charges After Domestic Violence Arrest
Bickelhaupt owns Konro, a Michelin-starred omakase restaurant in West Palm Beach.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/chef-jacob-bickelhaupt-faces-new-charges-after-domestic-abuse-arrest-23329311
5 months ago
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New: Chef Jacob Bickelhaupt, founder of several Michelin-starred restaurants, including Konro in West Palm Beach, has been arrested on domestic violence charges ā again. (TW: graphic description of DV)
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Chef of Michelin-Starred Konro Restaurant Arrested for Domestic Violence ā Again
Jacob Bickelhaupt has been arrested for domestic violence for a second time. Against a second wife.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/south-florida-michelin-starred-chef-arrested-for-domestic-violence-23280046
6 months ago
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New video shows the moment a Miami cop shot into a manās car outside Bayfront Park. While police say the driver hit the officer, his passenger says he was trying to drive around the cop ā not at him. āIt wasnāt intentional.ā
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Video: Miami Cop Shoots Into Man's Car Outside Bayfront Park
The 21-year-old's sister said he was attempting to drive around the police officer, not toward him.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/video-miami-cop-shoots-into-mans-car-outside-bayfront-park-23215135
6 months ago
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New video shows a Miami cop shooting into a manās car outside Bayfront Park. While police say the driver hit the officer, his passenger says he was trying to drive around the cop ā not at him. āIt wasnāt intentional.ā
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Video: Miami Cop Shoots Into Man's Car Outside Bayfront Park
The 21-year-old's sister said he was attempting to drive around the police officer, not toward him.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/video-miami-cop-shoots-into-mans-car-outside-bayfront-park-23215135
6 months ago
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Naomi Feinstein
6 months ago
New video shows a Miami police officer shooting into a manās car outside Bayfront Park (via
@alexldeluca21.bsky.social
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Video: Miami Cop Shoots Into Man's Car Outside Bayfront Park
The 21-year-old's sister said he was attempting to drive around the police officer, not toward him.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/video-miami-cop-shoots-into-mans-car-outside-bayfront-park-23215135
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In the early ā80s, while reporters fought to get inside Miamiās Krome Detention Center, photographer Gary Monroe was granted rare access to the facility. Hereās what he captured:
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Photos: Inside Miami's Krome Detention Center In the 1980s
Florida photographer Gary Monroe documented the Krome Detention Center between 1981 and 1982.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/photos-inside-miamis-krome-detention-center-in-the-1980s-22753397
6 months ago
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New: The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office has cleared a Miami cop in the shooting of a mentally ill man armed with a screwdriver.
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Miami Police Cleared in Shooting of Mentally Ill Man With Screwdriver
Body-camera footage shows an officer shooting Donald Armstrong as he falls to the ground as a result of being tased.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-police-cleared-in-shooting-of-mentally-ill-man-with-screwdriver-23113047
6 months ago
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New: A Florida mom was detained by ICE earlier this month, separating her from her breastfeeding 1-year-old U.S. citizen child. āIt has been very traumatizing,ā her husband says.
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Florida Breastfeeding Mom Detained by ICE, Separated from 1-Year-Old
A Florida mother was separated from her breastfeeding 1-year-old last week after ICE detained her.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/ice-detains-breastfeeding-florida-mom-holds-her-in-broward-facility-23086726
6 months ago
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NEW: A Broward TikToker with an anti-Trump clothing brand says CBP recently detained her and searched through her phone at the Miami Airport. Why? āMy only guess, literally, is the anti-Trump stuff,ā she says.
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Broward TikToker Says Border Patrol Detained Her, Searched Phone at MIA
There's been a surge in reports about people, including U.S. citizens, being detained at the border and at airports.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/broward-woman-says-border-patrol-detained-her-searched-phone-at-mia-23066750
6 months ago
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Craig Pittman
6 months ago
'Latinas for Trump' cofounder runs for office in
#Florida
again, despite her record. She was previously arrested twice ā once in 1994 for credit card theft, and again in 2010 for driving under the influence.
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'Latinas for Trump' Cofounder With Arrest Record Runs for Miami Office Again
She was previously arrested twice ā onceĀ in 1994 for credit card theft, and again in 2010 for driving under the influence.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/latinas-for-trump-cofounder-with-record-runs-for-miami-office-again-23039902
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Voice Media Guild
7 months ago
5/ Miami and Phoenix need strong journalism ā and that all starts with a strong contract for the people who make it happen. Stand with us as we fight for the future of
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Voice Media Guild
7 months ago
Hey yāall! Since December, weāve been negotiating a new contract with Voice Media Group. Today, we returned to the bargaining table. Hereās what weāre fighting for (š§µ):
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Back at the bargaining table today w/ Voice Media Guild (
@vmgguild.bsky.social
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7 months ago
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New: The family of a UF student who self-deportedĀ to his native Colombia last month after he was detained by ICE is fighting to return him to the U.S.
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Family of UF Student Who Self-Deported Is Fighting to Return Him to U.S.
"He came to the U.S. to pursue a dream of education, growth, and giving back. That dream is now hanging in the balance."
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/family-of-uf-student-who-self-deported-wants-to-return-him-to-us-22990331
7 months ago
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āInside Everglades Correctional Institution in Miami, Florida, a TV room once filled with sports fans has become crowded with men watching [ICE] arrest, detain, and deport an untold number of immigrants out of the country.ā (via incarcerated journalist Anthony Cobb)
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7 months ago
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Prem Thakker ć
7 months ago
New ā Rumeysa Ozturk was supposed to be transferred to Vermont this Thursday. Instead, the Second Circuit has stalled it until a panel of judges hears the Trump adminās arguments to keep her in Louisiana. Rumeysa has not been accused of a crime. She co-wrote a campus op-ed.
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Update: Weāve added UCF (15 students) and UM (8 students) to the list of Florida colleges affected. This brings the total # of FL college students + recent grads who have lost their visas to at least 62.
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7 months ago
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BREAKING: The University of Central Florida (UCF) says that one of its students was recently detained by ICE.
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BREAKING: The University of Central Florida Says ICE Has Detained One of Its Students
UCF officials confirm that 15 students have lost their visas, including one who was detained by ICE.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/university-of-central-florida-says-ice-detained-one-of-its-students-22948393
7 months ago
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At least eight University of Miami students have had their visas revoked, per The Miami Hurricane.
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Report: At Least 8 University of Miami Student Visas Revoked
The government has recently stripped at least 47 Florida college students and recent graduates of their visas.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/multiple-university-of-miami-student-visas-revoked-what-to-know-22947787
7 months ago
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New: After last week's deadly shooting at FSU, one Florida Board of Education member has proposed arming both teachers *and* students with guns.
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Florida Board of Education Member Wants Students Carrying Guns
Daniel Foganholi's proposal comes less than a week after the deadly shooting on FSU's campus.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-board-of-education-member-wants-students-and-teachers-armed-22943747
7 months ago
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The City of Homestead ā home to a large population of migrant farmworkers ā will deputize its police for immigration enforcement.
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Homestead to Deputize Its Police for Immigration Enforcement
The city is home to a large population of migrant farmworkers.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/homestead-police-partners-with-ice-for-immigration-enforcement-22898917
7 months ago
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NEW: At least 39 international students and recent college graduates in Florida have recently had their visas revoked or their legal status terminated. Hereās a running list of affected universities:
www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida...
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Florida Colleges Where Students Have Lost Their Visas: A List
The Trump administration has revoked the visas or terminated the legal status of at least 39 students across Florida.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-universities-where-students-have-lost-visas-a-list-22874359
7 months ago
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Naomi Feinstein
7 months ago
For the 4/20 issue, I sat down with Miami Heat legend and self-described marijuana snob Udonis Haslem about his cannabis strain 40 OG and marijuana use in the NBA.
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Not Just Blowing Smoke: Udonis Haslem on Cannabis and His Partnership with the Flowery
"You can't tell me anything about weed if you don't smoke it," the Miami Heat legend says.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/marijuana/udonis-haslem-on-cannabis-and-his-partnership-with-the-flowery-22825422
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BREAKING: The Trump admin has quietly terminated the student status of 18 FIU students and recent grads. The reason remains unclear.
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BREAKING: Trump Administration Quietly Revokes Visa Status of 18 FIU Students
As of April 10, the U.S. government had revoked the visas of more than 600 students nationwide.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/trump-administration-revokes-visas-of-18-fiu-students-22847221
7 months ago
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NEW: Felipe Zapata VelƔsquez, a UF student recently detained by ICE following a traffic stop, has self-deported to his home country of Colombia.
www.miaminewtimes.com/news/uf-stud...
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Breaking: UF Student Self-Deported to Colombia After Traffic Stop
Felipe Zapata VelƔsquez, a 27-year-old UF student, was detained by ICE following a traffic stop.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/uf-student-self-deported-to-colombia-after-traffic-stop-22837836
7 months ago
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Breaking: A UF student has been detained by ICE. It appears to be the first reported case of a Florida college student being detained by the agency amid Trumpās latest immigration crackdown.
www.miaminewtimes.com/news/uf-stud...
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UF Student Detained by ICE, Brought to Miami Detention Center
Felipe Zapata VelƔsquez, a 27-year-old UF student, was arrested for driving with an expired license and registration tag.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/uf-student-detained-by-ice-brought-to-krome-detention-center-22823361
7 months ago
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