WLRN WEEKEND: A collection of some of our feature stories for your weekend reading
He was a DACA student detained by ICE. Now he’s overcoming the trauma to graduate from college
An undocumented student at the University of Central Florida had his college path turned upside down when he was detained by federal immigration agents. As he approaches graduation, he's reflecting on the statewide change banning student like him from attending university.
Residents wanted 'real information' on Project Tango. The land's fraught history explains why
Secret meetings, messy voting procedures and an undisclosed project beneficiary: transparency concerns about a controversial artificial intelligence data center project in western Palm Beach County unnerved opponents. A look back at the land's complicated history tells where the trust gap came from.
What happens when a beloved South Florida synagogue closes?
That’s the question Jewish worshippers and religious leaders in West Miami have been wrestling with after Temple Beth Tov officially held its last service in 2020.
Biscayne Bay provides a critical refuge for sharks and rays, new global study finds
A first-of-its-kind shark and ray mapping effort found the bay, along with waters off the southern Everglades and a tiny South Florida key, plays an essential part in their survival. “Biscayne Bay is Miami's backyard. But it's still critically important to a lot of different species of shark and ray," a researcher told WLRN.
From Liberty City to the Oscars: 'Moonlight' creators reflect on 10 years since movie debut
After 10 years, a Best Picture win, and over 65 million grossed worldwide, Moonlight is back in theaters with a tenth anniversary re-release from A24 on Oct. 2 in a new 4K remastered cut.
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Halle Vazquez/WLRNThe lawsuit, brought by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Americans for Immigrant Justice, alleges systemic abuse at the facility. According to the complaint, ICE has used the Miramar building since October 2025 to hold individuals for days at a time, violating the agency's own policy limiting holds of detainees to 12 hours. -
Joshua Goodman/APFormer Miami Republican Congressman David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbyingA former Miami congressman has been sentenced to 10 in prison for a secret $50 million lobbying campaign for Venezuela during President Donald Trump's first term. Republican David Rivera, a longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has been jailed since being found guilty in May of failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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U.S. authorities believe the vessel was employing tactics typical of the "dark fleet"—ships that use deceptive practices to hide unlawful maritime activities. -
They argue that surrendering valuable public real estate for a sitting president’s project compromises assets earmarked for public education and violates constitutional principles. -
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon called on Florida's two Republican senators — Sen. Rick Scott and Sen. Ashley Moody — to push their Senate colleagues to protect hundreds of thousands of Haitians whose humanitarian visas were terminated by the Trump administration.
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