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In the last 18 months, an estimated 250,000 migrants and asylum-seekers, mostly from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti, have arrived in the Miami area, straining the faith communities.
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A Leon County Circuit Court judge has dismissed a case against Governor Ron DeSantis over flights funded by Florida that took migrants to Martha’s Vineyard from Texas last year.
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The Biden administration says it will generally deny asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S. southern border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through.
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In a country where construction materials are expensive and hard to find, Cubans are using Facebook to find building supplies for U.S.-bound homemade boats.
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As Florida dedicates more money to transport migrants from other states, advocates say there isn't enough oversight to make sure transport is done legally and that migrants are relocated voluntarily.
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Some 114 Haitian migrants have made landfall in the Florida Keys, continuing an uptick of people making their way from Haiti and Cuba by sea, the U.S. Border Patrol say.
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A Republican-controlled Senate Committee a bill that would bolster Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to send migrants to “sanctuary” cities and states.
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Republican governors started the practice of transporting migrants from the U.S. southern border, but Democratic leaders have run with it. They say it's a humanitarian service, not a political stunt.
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The U.S. Coast Guard detained a 50-foot boat carrying 396 Haitian migrants near the Bahamas in one of the biggest human smuggling incidents in the region.
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Reflecting the recent surge of immigrants, since the start of the 2022-23 school year nearly 10,000 students from those countries have enrolled in Miami-Dade schools — about 2,500 more than in the entire 2021-22 year.
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A judge Friday rejected a request by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to dismiss a lawsuit filed after the state flew about 50 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in September. It set the stage for a full hearing in the constitutional challenge filed by state Sen. Jason Pizzo.
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The Coast Guard has returned another 177 Cuban migrants who were caught off Florida’s coast to the island.