Monique O. Madan

A growing memorial wall of flowers and photos at the intersecition of 88th St. and Harding Ave near the collapsed Champlain Towers South Condo at 8777 Collins Ave in Surfside June 28, 2021.

U.S. State Department Is Expediting Visas For Relatives Of Surfside Condo Collapse

Monique O. Madan

Officials are actively expediting visas for family members of victims and survivors of the Surfside condo collapse.

Coronavirus is complicating an already lengthy process for immigrants to the U.S. American consulates and embassies have curtailed operations. And last week President Trump, citing the pandemic, extended a freeze on green cards for new immigrants and suspended certain work visas for foreign workers.

After Supreme Court Decision Many Haitians, Central Americans With TPS Won’t Be Able To Get Green Cards

Thousands of immigrants from Haiti, Central America and elsewhere with temporary immigration status in the United States will not be able to become green card holders, or permanent U.S. residents, if they entered the country illegally, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.

Miami, Florida, December 28, 2020- Brian Fincheltub (center), speaks to the media during a press conference held across the street from the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, FL. Leaders with Venezuela’s opposition urged the incoming Biden administration Monday to grant special status to migrants from the troubled South American country that would allow them to live and work in the United States.

Biden Grants Temporary Protected Status To Venezuelans, Plans New Sanctions On Maduro

Michael Wilner

The Biden administration offered humanitarian protections to Venezuelans on Monday that would alleviate the threat of deportation for over 320,000 eligible individuals who have sought refuge in the United States.

Venezuelans Urge Biden To Keep His Promise On Granting TPS To Migrants

Monique O. Madan

Officials appointed as U.S. emissaries by Juan Guaidó — the man recognized by the Trump administration as Venezuela’s rightful president — made the push after touring an immigration detention center in Broward County.

Cuban Detainees: ICE Forced Us To Sign Forms Saying We Wanted To Go Back, ‘Visit’ Family

Monique O. Madan

The detainees, 26 in all, told the Herald that if they declined to sign the travel documents, agents handcuffed them, pushed them against a table and forcibly scanned their fingerprints to get a digital signature.

Miami immigration court building in 2012.

Miami Immigration Court To Reopen Its Doors Monday As COVID Cases Soar In Florida

Monique O. Madan

The Miami immigration courthouse will reopen Monday more than six months after shutting it doors and as COVID cases continue to rise in the state.

ICE Reverses COVID-19 Measure, Says It Will Resume Arresting Non-Criminal Migrants

Monique O. Madan

Late Friday afternoon, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement updated its COVID-19 information webpage to say that the agency is “confident that our officers can properly and safely carry out operations.”

One of the Immigration Courts at the Krome Detention Center.

South Florida ICE Detainees Required To Go Attend Court Regardless Of Whether They Have COVID

Monique O. Madan

Immigration detainees in South Florida are being required to attend court hearings with other migrants even if they have COVID-19, two sources with the Department of Justice confirmed Wednesday.