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Danny McAuliffeJuly 10, 2018

At least one Democrat between the state House and Senate is calling for the abolishment of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE. Other Democrats, meanwhile, are hesitant to say ‘abolish,’ but seem to agree that the scope of the agency’s work should be revisited and narrowed. Calls to stop the agency began […]

Scott PowersJuly 3, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum became the first Florida Demoratic gubernatorial candidate Tuesday to adopt a progressive position that’s growing in support and controversy nationally: the abolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. “I support a comprehensive immigration overhaul that includes abolishment of ICE in its current form to be replaced with a more […]

Ryan NicolJuly 2, 2018

Miami Beach is on the latest shortlist for possible 2020 Democratic National Convention hosts. But now the chair of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party says the event should be held elsewhere. Juan Cuba released a statement Monday on Twitter bashing Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez for cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in detaining suspected undocumented […]

Ryan NicolJune 25, 2018

A new ad from Democratic congressional candidate Matt Haggman is once again going after the Donald Trump administration over its immigration policies. This time, however, Haggman is using his wife Danet Linares, whose family migrated from Cuba through the Freedom Tower. In the ad, which is set to air on English TV stations, Linares speaks […]

Ryan NicolJune 19, 2018

Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz say they were denied access Tuesday to a Homestead facility housing around 1,000 migrant children, despite earlier assurances they would be allowed entry. “Heading to Homestead, Florida tomorrow to check on the roughly 1,000 migrant children reportedly being held there,” Nelson wrote yesterday on Twitter. He also criticized […]

Ryan NicolJune 19, 2018

In the midst of increasing criticism directed at the Trump administration’s decision to separate thousands of children from their parents at the border, congressional candidate Matt Haggman is out with a new six-figure ad campaign. Once again, he’s calling for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Haggman, running for the Democratic nomination in Florida’s 27th […]

Ryan NicolJune 1, 2018

Matt Haggman, a Democratic candidate for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, is now calling for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished. This comes as Democrats have criticized the Donald Trump administration for numerous policies they deem to be unnecessarily harsh toward undocumented immigrants. The elimination of an entire federal agency may seem like […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 22, 2018

A community forum to discuss the recent agreement between 17 Florida Sheriffs and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is scheduled to take place Thursday night in St. Petersburg. That agreement allows local authorities to hold undocumented immigrants beyond the time they normally would have to be released based on state or local cases. It […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 24, 2018

An organization that has earned its reputation for going after white supremacist and hate groups said Wednesday it is demanding more information on the recent deal struck between federal immigration authorities and 17 Florida sheriffs departments. Under the agreement, ICE agreed to pay participating sheriffs departments to hold undocumented immigrants who may be eligible for […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 17, 2018

House Speaker Richard Corcoran, a supporter of the Trump administration’s immigration crack down, wants federal prosecutors to “immediately” investigate two Democrat elected officials in Florida for supporting so-called sanctuary cities. “Unfortunately, my state of Florida has two elected mayors — one in Tallahassee and another in St. Petersburg — who’ve publicly stated and continues to […]

Tag: ICE

Democratic legislators weigh in on #AbolishICE

Andrew Gillum: Replace ICE with someone who cares

Miami-Dade Democratic chair ‘just says no’ to 2020 convention in Miami Beach

New Matt Haggman ad features wife: ‘Trump is destroying families’

Bill Nelson, Debbie Wasserman Schultz denied entry to Homestead facility housing migrant kids

Matt Haggman repeats call to shut down ICE in new CD 27 ad

Matt Haggman says ICE should be abolished

Bob Gualtieri vexed over immigration misinformation

Southern Poverty Law Center demands more info on ICE deal with sheriffs

Richard Corcoran to DHS: ‘Immediately’ investigate Andrew Gillum, Rick Kriseman