Ryan NicolOctober 28, 2019
5min882
The site had been a source of controversy for Democratic legislators and immigration advocates.
Tag: Homestead Detention CenterA doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman on Aug. 7, 2018, at a hospital in Chicago. Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The cases are detailed in federal documents obtained by The Associated Press and raise serious questions about the state of emergency pregnancy care in the U.S. Image via AP/Teresa Crawford.
Ryan NicolOctober 28, 2019Ryan NicolJuly 23, 2019
4min513
“Congress must assert its constitutional authority to provide vigorous oversight of these facilities."
Joe HendersonJuly 3, 2019
5min313
As usual, Rubio seems to want it both ways, depending on who is listening.
Jacob OglesJune 26, 2019
7min348
“I would dare them to arrest me."
Jacob OglesApril 6, 2019
4min962
Democrats say denying access violates the law.
Jacob OglesJuly 7, 2018
4min527
A Homestead detention center housing immigrant minors denied entry to U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo. The Miami Republican says he cleared his visit through proper channels but still was not allowed to check on the status of the children at the facility, many of whom were separated from adults at the border. Curbelo expressed outrage on Twitter […]
Scott PowersJune 20, 2018
5min301
Four and potentially all five of Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates could wind up marching arm-in-arm – at least metaphorically – in Homestead this weekend at a rally protesting President Donald Trump‘s policy to separate immigrant children from their families. In quick order Wednesday morning, in a line of falling campaign dominoes, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum […]
Scott PowersJune 19, 2018
6min247
“This practice needs to stop now,” declared Gov. Rick Scott in strong opposition to President Donald Trump‘s immigration policy leading to the separation of children from families, In a letter Tuesday to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Scott claimed no direct knowledge of what is going on at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children, […]