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Ryan NicolJuly 1, 2018

As President Donald Trump says his administration has ended the policy of separating migrant children from their families at the border, Democrats say they are intent on making sure voters don’t forget. Hundreds rallied Saturday outside The Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, the site of this weekend’s Leadership Blue conference. Among those attending the “Families Belong […]

Ryan NicolJune 29, 2018

As Democrats hope to take back the House in November, South Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo is facing challenges from both sides of the aisle as he fights for re-election. Florida’s 26th Congressional District, which Curbelo represents, is one of 23 House districts that elected a Republican representative despite also voting for Hillary Clinton. That’s […]

Scott PowersJune 28, 2018

The first Florida Republican gubernatorial debate mainly focused on national issues and how they affect Florida, giving U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis chance after chance to put Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam on the defensive Thursday night. The Fox News organized, moderated, and televised debate highlighting the first day of the Republican Party of Florida’s Sunshine […]

Ryan NicolJune 28, 2018

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After repeated questioning by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and others, the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General has announced an investigation of the agency’s handling of migrant children separated from parents at the border. The investigation will focus on shelters run by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, an office within HHS. “We will […]

Ryan NicolJune 26, 2018

Bill Nelson has been asking questions since last week about the 70 migrant children housed at a Homestead facility after being separated from their parents. On Tuesday, he was able to get some answers during an interview with Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. The conversation, which took place during a Senate Finance […]

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 25, 2018

A trio of Florida congressmen toured a migrant housing facility in Cutler Bay Monday, with Rep. Carlos Curbelo noting the children appeared to be treated “exceptionally well” and “were smiling, they were happy.” That’s according to a report from The Associated Press. Curbelo was joined by fellow Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. The visit to Catholic […]

Ryan NicolJune 21, 2018

After being denied access Tuesday to a Homestead facility housing migrant children, Sen. Bill Nelson says he is being granted a tour of the facility by Health and Human Services (HHS) officials. That tour will take place Saturday. Nelson arrived at the center earlier in the week with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and incoming Florida House […]

Ryan NicolJune 20, 2018

President Donald Trump appears to give in to widespread criticism over his administration’s policy of separating thousands of migrant children from their families. Trump said Wednesday he will sign an executive order ending the controversial policy. “We are going to sign an executive order in a little while to keep families together, but we have […]

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 […]

Tag: immigration

Florida Democrats rally against child separation policy in Hollywood

At POLITICO Florida forum, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell takes aim at Carlos Curbelo

Ron DeSantis gets solid hits on national issues in Fox News debate

HHS Inspector General to investigate treatment of migrant children

Bill Nelson: Eight migrant children in Homestead facility still haven’t spoken with parents

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

Carlos Curbelo: Migrant children housed in Cutler Bay are ‘happy’

Bill Nelson, others to tour Homestead migrant facility Saturday

Donald Trump: New executive order will end child separation policy

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