In the middle of the Broward Sheriff Office’s ongoing dispute with the City of Deerfield Beach, another Broward city is taking umbrage with recent comments from the sheriff.

On a sweltering afternoon in the Everglades, faith and activism intersected — as the nonprofit Guatemalan Maya Center organized a Catholic mass outside Alligator Alcatraz, the remote immigration detention center.

Texas Democrats aim to prevent the Republican-controlled government from enacting a mid-decade gerrymander that would give Republicans several more seats in Congress.

“[The government] is running roughshod over the most basic constitutional rights that people have when they are in government custody,” Eunice Cho, senior counsel with the ACLU’s National Prison Project, told WPLG 10’s “This Week in South Florida” as a federal judge in Miami prepares to hear challenges to the detention center this week.

Jessica Lowe-Minor, the president of the League of Women Voters of Florida is warning state legislators not to embark on a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan, saying it's unprecedented and goes against the 2010 “Fair Districts” constitutional amendment.

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday for his plans to open 'Deportation Depot,' which she called "another wildly expensive and inhumane immigration detention facility paid for by Florida’s taxpayers."

Florida shifted to virtual learning for youth in juvenile detention — and parents and students say it's been a disaster. The state adopted this approach for incarcerated youth, despite evidence that online learners struggled during the pandemic.

Negotiations have turned sour between Broward Sheriff's office and the City of Deerfield Beach. Both sides have traded barbs, including claims of misinformation and alleged threats of violence.

Veterans will present a letter to the governor on Wednesday in Tallahassee, urging him to reconsider the scheduled Aug. 19 execution of Kayle Bates, a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. The letter is signed by more than 130 veterans.

President Donald Trump said he is removing emcampments from the nation's capital. Critics of this and a Florida ban public sleeping say it criminalizes homelessness and doesn't address the problem.