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U.S. House Republicans grill immigration agency chief over parole program #Florida #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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December 20, 2024 at 1:31 PM
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It seems a no-brainer that while many are coming to the United States seeking economic opportunity or reunite with family, many are fleeing violence in their home countries. #Florida #Immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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Study: U.S.-made weapons might be driving migrants to the southern border • Florida Phoenix
As undocumented immigrants show up at the southern border, many may be fleeing gun violence perpetrated with weapons that originally came from the United States. New research shows that nearly half coming across the border had previously been threatened by guns, while earlier research shows that the vast majority of guns in some of those […]
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December 20, 2024 at 1:30 PM
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“Republican leaders can’t suddenly look the other way after years of state-level interference in federal immigration policy. What is their plan to protect Floridians from these disastrous impacts?” #Florida #Immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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Florida lawmakers, activists weigh in on promised 'mass deportations' under Trump • Florida Phoenix
Floridians of all political stripes are gearing up for what President-elect Donald Trump has promised will be the largest deportation effort in American history when he returns to the White House in January. Thomas Kennedy is a spokesperson for the Florida Immigrant Coalition. He takes Trump’s words seriously but says that there are considerable roadblocks […]
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December 20, 2024 at 1:28 PM
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"If a family hears that they’re going to be separated, they love their family. They don’t come. So I know it sounds harsh." #Florida #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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December 20, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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Judge J. Campbell Barker ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority and the program “stretches legal interpretation past its breaking point” of U.S. immigration law. #Florida #Immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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December 20, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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Swing state groups warn mass deportation will hurt economy, separate a third of Latino families #Florida #2024Elections #Immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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Swing state groups warn mass deportation will hurt economy, separate a third of Latino families • Florida Phoenix
Latino organizers in battleground states warned former President Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportation could put an estimated one in three Latino families at risk of separation and “destabilize our economy.” With less than a week before Election Day, Latino groups nationwide hosted a virtual call on Tuesday to rebuke Trump’s immigration policies as well […]
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December 20, 2024 at 1:17 PM
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Rhetoric versus reality: Addressing common misconceptions about immigrationvia @glorihuh @arizonamirror

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Rhetoric versus reality: Addressing common misconceptions about immigration • North Dakota Monitor
Some myths and realities on border and immigration issues that have become dominant themes in the 2024 presidential election.
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December 19, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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“This is a scare tactic by the Republicans on immigrants who are working every day and not asking for any handouts. They’re working their tail off and just protecting themselves and their families.” #Florida #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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December 20, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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“Florida is still a rough state for Democrats, but I think that there’s going to be a correction from what happened in 2022." #Florida #2024Elections #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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Immigrant rights group sends out critical mailers against Republicans in swing House races • Florida Phoenix
A Florida political committee that supports immigrant rights is sending out negative campaign mailers against four state House Republicans running for reelection in swing districts this year. FLIC Votes is the political arm of Florida Immigrant Coalition. The group announced Thursday that it is sending campaign mailers to voters in three Central Florida House districts […]
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December 20, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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“How’s that gonna happen, massive raids? Massive detention camps? What are they talking about?” #Florida #2024Elections #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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Harris blasts Trump deportation pledge as poll shows a majority of voters support it • Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris warned Wednesday of her GOP rival’s plans to enact mass deportations. Former President Donald Trump has made immigration a core campaign topic and has often demonized immigrants such as in Aurora, Colorado, and in Springfield, Ohio. Trump has pledged to conduct mass deportations of immigrants in the country without legal […]
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December 20, 2024 at 12:14 PM
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GOP U.S. senators push to tie voter ID bill to government funding #Florida #2024Election #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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GOP U.S. senators push to tie voter ID bill to government funding • Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — A handful of U.S. Senate Republicans have called for the chamber to pass a bill to keep the government open that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections to deter voting by people who are not citizens, something that is rare and already illegal. Republican Sens. Rick Scott […]
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December 20, 2024 at 12:11 PM
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Florida sues ICE, prisons bureau over records of officials’ emails regarding custody of immigrants #Florida #Immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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Florida sues ICE, prisons bureau over records of officials' emails regarding custody of immigrants • Florida Phoenix
Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday, demanding that ICE and the Federal Bureau of Prisons turn over officials’ emails discussing decisions not to take custody of immigrants in federal prisons. The seven-page complaint filed in the Fort Myers division of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida […]
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December 20, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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“This announcement utilizes existing authorities to keep families together." #Florida #Dreamers #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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December 20, 2024 at 11:23 AM
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In 2024, what’s clear to migrants, undocumented immigrants, DACA recipients, and others is that neither political party may provide them with what they sorely need. #Florida #Immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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Migrants wait in vain for progress on comprehensive immigration reform • Florida Phoenix
The last time a bipartisan U.S. Congress passed comprehensive immigration reform was 38 years ago, when President Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law. Since 1986, successive Congresses have tried and failed to enact legislation that the Migration Policy Institute says “would marry increased border enforcement with legalization for unauthorized immigrants and the ability to […]
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December 20, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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“The only way to pass this bill — or any border bill — is with broad bipartisan support.” #Florida #BorderBill #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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December 20, 2024 at 10:22 AM
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“It is a relief to see a judge rule impartially and fairly to uphold the laws of our country which our state is working so hard to break." #Florida #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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Praise for U.S. judge who blocked FL's restriction on transporting undocumented immigrants • Florida Phoenix
Immigrant-rights organizations are cheering a federal judge who blocked enforcement of a Florida law criminalizing transportation of undocumented immigrants into the state. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman of the Southern District of Florida ruled Wednesday that federal law preempts that language in the state law, SB 1718, because federal authorities hold exclusive power to regulate […]
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December 20, 2024 at 10:05 AM
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, already said that should the bill pass the Senate, it’s dead on arrival in the House. #Florida #BorderBill #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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Bipartisan border bill likely doomed in approaching U.S. Senate vote • Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats are pushing for a second attempt to pass a bipartisan border security bill that failed in February after Republicans walked away from the very deal they helped craft, and it’s likely to fail again when the Senate votes on the legislation on Thursday. “So why are we bringing this bill […]
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December 20, 2024 at 10:04 AM
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Bookman: Bipartisan immigration bill offers solutions for border security instead of photo ops #Florida #Immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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Bookman: Bipartisan immigration bill offers solutions for border security instead of photo ops • Florida Phoenix
As a father of two daughters, I look at photographs of Laken Riley and her family and I feel grief. I feel anger. It’s hard to imagine losing a child like that, the victim in what appears to be a random, brutal murder. It doesn’t help any that the man charged in Riley’s death, Jose […]
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December 20, 2024 at 9:20 AM
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Poll shows voters are less trusting of state governments when it comes to immigration #Florida #2024Elections #Immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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December 20, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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Immigration advocates seek restart after Senate deal flops #Florida #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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Immigration advocates seek restart after Senate deal flops • Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — Immigrant advocacy groups that opposed the bipartisan Senate deal to overhaul U.S. immigration law called for restarting policy discussions as the bill failed Wednesday in the U.S. Senate. Several advocacy organizations opposed the deal, which was defeated in a 49-50 procedural Senate vote Wednesday after all but four Republicans declined to support it. Immigration advocates said the […]
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December 20, 2024 at 9:07 AM
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With immigration, DeSantis, GOP cut off their noses to spite their faces #Florida #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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With immigration, DeSantis, GOP cut off their noses to spite their faces • Florida Phoenix
On April 12, 1946, my father, Stephen Lloyd, sailed from Kingston, Jamaica, to the United States aboard the SS Marine Marlin, according to records I found at the National Archives. This was his second trip to America to work as a migrant laborer. Dad, a master carpenter, lived in Kingston. He and my mom recalled […]
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December 20, 2024 at 8:55 AM
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U.S. House Republicans move ahead with drive to impeach Mayorkas over immigration policy #Florida #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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U.S. House Republicans move ahead with drive to impeach Mayorkas over immigration policy • Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans Thursday held a second hearing on the impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, even as Mayorkas worked to reach a deal on changes in immigration law with a group of senators. Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee argued that Mayorkas has not upheld his oath of office because […]
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December 20, 2024 at 8:55 AM
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With GOP pushing hard on immigration, parole emerges as a make-or-break issue in Congress #Florida #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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With GOP pushing hard on immigration, parole emerges as a make-or-break issue in Congress • Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — Passage of a multibillion-dollar supplemental package hinges on curbing an executive authority used to grant immigration protection, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said during a Wednesday press conference. “If we don’t fix parole, there will be no deal,” Graham said alongside Senate Republican Whip John Thune of South Dakota. Graham said parole is […]
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December 20, 2024 at 8:55 AM
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U.S. House speaker leads GOP lawmakers to the border to slam Biden on immigrationvia @ArianaLFigueroa

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U.S. House speaker leads GOP lawmakers to the border to slam Biden on immigration • New Jersey Monitor
The Texas visit came as the Senate is trying to strike a bipartisan deal on immigration policy that has been tied to a global spending package
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December 18, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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“Migrants and asylum seekers came here to work — so let’s put them to work." #Florida #immigrationvia @FLPhoenixNews

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States hope finding jobs for migrants will help clear shelter overload • Florida Phoenix
NEW YORK CITY — States and cities are taking advantage of expedited work authorizations for a flood of new migrants, seeking to match them with jobs so they can support their families while they wait for asylum hearings. Allowing migrants to work might enable many of them to leave shelters in cities that were already strained […]
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December 20, 2024 at 8:05 AM