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A report issued Friday said that inspectors making an unannounced inspection of the site near Ochopee in January found that detention center staff could not clearly identify which detention standards they used for holding detainees on immigration-related charges. There were also concerns over small metal cages used for confinement at the site.

Liexer De La Cruz had spent five years building a life in the United States after crossing almost a dozen countries by car, foot, bus and boat. But in early January, he was forced to choose between deporting himself or staying in the U.S. and risk deportation at any moment. He chose Cuba.

Chaos unfolds at the Miami immigration court after judges are assigned mega master calendars, hearings where judges see more than 100 immigrants at once.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has promised to deport thousands of migrants who are in the country without residence permits. In a video released on his X account Sunday, de la Espriella said that he would order the country's national immigration service to conduct raids as early as this week.

The 200,000 revocations will not happen in one fell swoop, but on a rolling basis, the Trump administration source said. But experts suggest that the revocation, while potentially precedent setting, is largely performative.

In a time of changing immigration policy, scammers are taking advantage of the confusion and fear. How the lawyers whose identities are being used to defraud immigrants are coping with the onslaught of AI scams.

The arrest underscores the reality of immigrants in Palm Beach County and the hardship that befalls the American children who have to pick up the pieces.

The curved entrance walls at Oolite Arts are enveloped in pale pinks, muted reds and cool blues. Arches rise across the architecture. Columns, patterned surfaces and imagined passageways turn the gallery into something resembling a temple, civic building or ceremonial chamber. Look closer, however, and the decorative surfaces begin to reveal a considerably more bureaucratic origin.

The formal Request for Information paints a picture of what the state is planning: multiple contractor-run detention centers throughout Florida, each holding up to 50 adults "under the oversight of the U.S. Government."

Despite the public demands of immigrant rights advocates for more than a year and the more recent pleas from families of those detained, the conditions at the Federal Detention Center in downtown Miami have not improved for detainees inside a facility designed for criminal felons — not suspected undocumented immigrants. Three women share with WLRN their husbands' stories from inside the FDC.

Argentine President Javier Milei has signed an emergency decree allowing the government to deny entry to or expel foreigners who incite discrimination or violence against Argentines. This measure Thursday adds new grounds to Argentina's immigration law, allowing authorities to revoke visas and deport those promoting hatred against Argentines. The move follows weeks of international backlash during and after the World Cup.

Temporary protected status was given to Haitians after the 2010 quake because Haiti was deemed too dangerous for a safe return. In June, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to end TPS.