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State Archives of Florida/FloridaMemory.comThe Savoy Hotel — a low-rise Art Deco building that’s stood on iconic Ocean Drive since the 1930s — is under threat of demolition to make way for a 38-story condo tower. Residents are up in arms, but the city can’t do anything to stop it thanks to "irresponsible" preemption laws passed in Tallahassee, proposed by a state senator from Hialeah. “It's the fulfillment of the prophecy," said one commissioner. -
Jesus Vargas/APAlex Saab was deported to the U.S. in May and pleaded guilty to money laundering on Tuesday. He was charged in 2019 and arrested in Cape Verde during a refueling stop.
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In a joint letter addressed to top state and federal officials overseeing "Alligator Alcatraz," the lawmakers called them out for subjecting immigrant detainees to extreme conditions and misleading lawmakers. -
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Haitians in the U.S. lost their Temporary Protected Status under Trump's immigration crackdown. Now facing deportation to a homeland wracked by gang violence, disease and extreme poverty, Haitians in Miami are meeting the moment with grief, anger, and courage.
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