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Ryan NicolAugust 7, 2018

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is out with her first TV ad in her campaign to oust incumbent U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The ad is named “One South Florida” and highlights Mucarsel-Powell’s immigrant roots along with the diversity of the community she seeks to represent. “We have different stories and we come from […]

Ryan NicolAugust 7, 2018

David Richardson, a Democrat running for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, is out with a Spanish-language TV ad hitting one of the more controversial topics this campaign season: Abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Richardson calls for the end of the organization in the ad, titled “ICE,” arguing it’s done more harm than good. A […]

Scott PowersAugust 1, 2018

Three sitting members of Congress, four challengers, two primary rivalries and two potential general election showdowns were on display Tuesday night at a congressional forum. The result was mostly cordiality, with many of the sparks provided from candidates furthest on the left and right, Chardo Richardson and Wayne Liebnitzky. The evening forum at the Orlando Science Center co-sponsored […]

Drew WilsonJuly 30, 2018

Fort Myers police officer Adam Jobbers-Miller died Saturday, one week after Wisner Desmaret allegedly shot him while Jobbers-Miller was answering a call at Marathon gas station. The shooting, now killing, has turned into a flashpoint that cuts across many political issues, namely immigration, mental health and pretrial release. Desmaret, 29, is a Haitian immigrant who […]

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 […]

Jacob OglesJuly 7, 2018

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 […]

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 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 […]

Tag: immigration

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell ad highlights immigrant roots: ‘We are one South Florida’

David Richardson calls to abolish ICE in Spanish-language ad

Dark horses provide sparks in Orlando congressional forum

Fort Myers shooting highlights cracks in patchwork pretrial release system

Democratic legislators weigh in on #AbolishICE

Carlos Curbelo outraged, denied entry to Homestead detention center

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

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