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The 2023 law was part of a years-long effort by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature to crack down on illegal immigration.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis as signed the death warrant for 48-year-old Michael Tanzi, who was found guilty of murdering 49-year-old Janet Acosta in Miami. It would be Florida's third execution of the year.
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The lawsuit seeks to reinstate humanitarian parole programs that allowed in 875,000 migrants from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who have legal U.S. residents as sponsors.
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During his tenure, he guided the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in Broward County through changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and oversaw the death penalty trial for the gunman who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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The abrupt departure of Andrew and Tristan Tate, who had been held in Romania for two years, raised questions about whether the Trump administration had intervened.
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A social media showdown is unfolding in Florida as a federal judge in Tallahassee considers whether to block a new Florida law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans social media for young teens.
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Robert DuBoise was imprisoned for decades before DNA evidence proved his innocence in a 1983 slaying. Some legislators are looking to change a law so others with similar circumstances can be compensated.
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Enrique Tarrio, a former leader of the Proud Boys, had appeared with several other Jan. 6 defendants outside the very building that sat at the center of the riot that sent many of them to prison.
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Eileen Bicaba and her husband have faced severe flooding in North Miami since 2018, which they attribute to nearby development projects.
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Seven Chilean men face federal charges related to a string of burglaries at the homes of six high-profile athletes. NFL quarterbacks Pat Mahomes and Joe Burrows were among the targets.
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Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony angrily announced Wednesday that seven deputies and detectives were being placed on administrative leave after reviewing their investigative actions in the case of a Lauderhill man who for months had threatened to kill his wife before being charged with her violent death and that of two others over the weekend.
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Peltier was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the slayings of two FBI agents in 1975. He arrived home in North Dakota after he was released from a federal penitentiary in Florida.