Manuel Madrid | March 16, 2020 The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has fundamentally changed daily life in South Florida, where large gatherings have been canceled. Public health experts recommend working from home and avoiding public transportation, if possible, to stem the spread of COVID-19. All of those precautions, however, appear to go out the window when it comes to …
2020 Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars Announced
Sixth annual class comprised of 60 Scholars including veterans, educators, physicians, public servants, and corporate professionals; program begins on January 28 in Washington, D.C. January 27, 2020 – Today, the Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) program announced the 60 Scholars who will form the program’s sixth annual class. PLS serves as a catalyst for a diverse network of established leaders brought together to …
Miami police reform how they handle immigrant victims following Reveal investigation
By Laura C. Morel / January 24, 2020 The Miami Police Department has enacted changes to how it treats immigrant victims of crime in response to an investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. The story found that dozens of law enforcement agencies across the country routinely undermine visa protections for immigrants. Miami, like other departments serving large immigrant populations, had created barriers that …
Immigrants at Key West Jail Report Abuse, Neglect, and Extreme Isolation
ALEXI C. CARDONA | DECEMBER 20, 2019 | 9:00AM Ron W. didn’t know what had landed him in solitary confinement until he heard the word «obstruction.» While waiting in line for his medication at the Monroe County jail in Key West, he began to sing Bob Marley’s «Redemption Song.» In response, Ron was disciplined for «obstructing the pill line» and sent to isolation for …
«Los Tratan como criminales» : denuncian actos inhumanos a migrantes en algunos centros de detención
VILMA TARAZONA 12 Dic 2019 – 06:43 PM EST Abogadas de las organizaciones Americans for Immigrant Justice y Southern Poverty Law Center, junto a un equipo, realizaron la investigación en cuatro centros de detención de inmigrantes en Florida. Visitaron durante cuatro meses los lugares con mayor población de migrantes detenidos y hablaron con el 5% de ellos. «No sé qué …
Report slams medical care, solitary confinement in Florida immigration detention centers
BY MONIQUE O. MADAN DECEMBER 10, 2019 12:17 PM National civil rights and immigration lawyers are calling on state and federal officials to mandate complete oversight of all adult immigration detention facilities in Florida following a scathing report by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Americans for Immigrant Justice released Monday. The 104-page report highlights “substandard” conditions at Florida’s four adult …
The U visa is supposed to help protect immigrants and solve crimes. But police are undermining it
By Laura C. Morel | Nov 7, 2019 Nataly Alcantara awoke to two shadows standing in her bedroom. Her husband and their toddler son lay next to her, with their 3-month-old daughter nestled in a crib beside the bed. One of the shadows, Alcantara realized, held a knife. “Give us your money!” one woman shouted while the other pointed a …
Forsaken by Trump, immigrant ‘Dreamers’ seek U.S. Supreme Court reprieve
Lawrence Hurley BALTIMORE (Reuters) – When Maricruz Abarca learned three years ago that she had been given the legal right under a U.S. government program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to work in the United States and avoid deportation, she started to cry. After years of living illegally in the shadows after moving to the United States from Mexico …
All Florida Cops And Elected Officials Will Be Forced To Comply With ICE As Of Tuesday
By DANIEL RIVERO & MONIQUE O. MADAN • SEP 30, 2019 A federal judge has temporarily blocked a portion of a controversial Florida law that called on local police to cross state lines to assist federal immigration officials but left in place a provision where the officers would have to hold undocumented immigrants until the feds pick them up. In an order issued on …
Facing South Florida: Jennifer Anzardo Valdes Discusses Migrant Children Crisis – CBS4
By Jim DeFede September 15, 2019 at 9:35 am The Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a troubling report on how migrant detention centers like Homestead failed to address the mental health need of the children in their custody. The report identified problems in finding qualified mental health counselors to treat these kids and …