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Threats against lawmakers prompt calls for more Capitol Hill security

Gov. DeSantis appoints Blaise Ingoglia as Florida’s new chief financial officer

Republicans tour Alligator Alcatraz and joke detainees shouted, ‘Vote Trump!’

Miami archbishop blasts ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ ‘corrosive’ rhetoric targeting immigrants

Miami’s top Catholic leader is speaking out about the state’s “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention center, calling it alarming and “intentionally provocative.”

Lawsuit filed after Florida lawmakers turned away from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility

South Florida lawmakers are demanding answers about what’s happening inside a controversial migrant detention site some have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” as concerns mount over the treatment of hundreds being held at the remote Everglades Detention Center.

‘They are the heart and soul’: Key West debates next steps after vote to void immigration agreement

Tensions flared and emotions ran high at a packed Key West City Hall Tuesday as city commissioners revisited their stance on cooperating with federal immigration enforcement under the controversial 287(g) agreement.

Heated exchange shows Pompano Beach commission’s division

There was a heated exchange during the Pompano Beach commission meeting on Tuesday.

Gimenez runs for House Homeland Security Committee chair: Politico

U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez sent a letter to his House colleagues launching his bid to chair the House Homeland Security Committee, Politico reported on Wednesday afternoon.

SPEAKTOMARK: Legal analyst reviews Diddy’s latest legal setback, believes ‘judge doesn’t like him’

Legal analyst Mark Eiglarsh says the outcome of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial was a major win for the music mogul, even though he was found guilty Wednesday on two lesser counts that carry a maximum sentence of 20 years.

New law ends HOV lane toll exemptions

Carpool lane perks are a thing of the past in the state of Florida.

House Republicans work on final approval of bill with cuts to SNAP, Medicaid after VP’s Senate tie-breaking vote

Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote President Donald Trump needed for the Senate to pass his “big, beautiful” bill 51-50 on Tuesday and send it back to the House with some changes.

Protests erupt as Trump visits migrant detention center dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Supporters and protesters gathered Tuesday outside Florida’s newest migrant detention center — a controversial facility environmentalists have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — as President Donald Trump visited the site to highlight his deportation plans.

Here are all the new Florida laws taking effect today

Following the latest Legislative session in Florida, state lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis have approved dozens of new laws.

Environmentalists rally against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention project in the Everglades

Environmental activists rallied Saturday near the Dade-Collier airport to protest construction of a state-run immigration detention center in the heart of the Everglades, a project critics have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

South Florida immigration attorney reacts to Supreme Court ruling on nationwide injunctions

A South Florida immigration attorney is weighing in after the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a significant legal victory to the Trump administration on Friday, ruling that federal judges cannot issue universal injunctions that apply nationwide.

White House pushes back on reports of ICE targeting undocumented children in Florida foster care

White House officials pushed back Thursday against reports that ICE agents are targeting undocumented children in Florida’s foster care system, calling the claims a smear campaign against the president and immigration officers.

Miami commissioners postpone municipal election to 2026 amid Florida AG’s legal threat

Miami city commissioners voted Thursday to cancel this year’s municipal election and postpone it until 2026, approving a controversial ordinance to move city elections to even-numbered years — a move that has drawn sharp criticism from Florida’s attorney general and community advocates who say the change unlawfully extends officials’ terms without voter input.

DeSantis rails against ‘woke accreditation cartels,’ previews higher education shake-up

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference Thursday morning in Boca Raton.

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Protesters arrested at Capitol as they call attention to possible Medicaid cuts

Multiple people were escorted out of the U.S. Capitol in handcuffs after protesting proposed cuts to Medicaid on Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez visits Krome Detention Center amid reports of overcrowding, unsanitary conditions

U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, made another South Florida stop Monday amid the immigration crackdown –- this time to tour Miami-Dade’s Krome Detention Center.

DeSantis signs condo reform bill; federal agency provides update on Surfside investigation

Gov. Ron DeSantis was scheduled to hold a news conference in Clearwater Monday morning.

Rep. Gimenez to tour Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade amid scrutiny over migrant conditions

U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez will tour the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County on Monday as part of a congressional oversight visit amid growing concerns over the treatment of migrant detainees held at federal facilities in South Florida.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Uthmeier proposes immigration detention site in the Everglades

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is proposing a controversial plan to detain undocumented immigrants at a remote facility he’s calling “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Advocates host 2-day immigration forum in Miami’s Little Haiti

Family Action Network Movement, a social services nonprofit organization, kicked off the two-day Immigration Summit in Miami’s Little Haiti.

Miami commissioners approve controversial immigration agreement in 3-2 vote

A packed crowd gathered at Miami City Hall on Tuesday as city commissioners considered whether to sign onto a controversial immigration enforcement agreement known as 287(g), which allows local law enforcement agencies to collaborate directly with federal immigration agents.

‘We need to change that’: Giménez says employers suffer with migrant work permit revocations, deportations

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and President Donald Trump’s U.S. military deployment to Los Angeles riots prompted protests on Saturday in South Florida and around the nation.

This Week In South Florida: U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez

Local 10 News This Week In South Florida's Glenna Milberg interviews Florida Rep. Kevin Chambliss, a Democrat who represents District 117; Florida Rep. Alex Rizo, a Republican who represents District 112; South Miami Mayor Javier Fernández; and U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez.