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August 14, 2016 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo spoke to Local 10 News Monday about the future of Haitians who depend on temporary protected status, known as TPS. The congressman, as well as advocates and lawyers, listened, learned and brainstormed ways to help some 50,000 Haitians whose temporary protected status in the U.S. ends in January. “There’s been tremendous insecurity in the community about …
BY ESTHER YU-HSI LEE JUL 26, 2016 Last month, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency quietly deported dozens of African immigrants who were trying to seek asylum in the United States. Sixty-three men who were unable to secure visas to stay in the country legally on humanitarian relief claims, according to a source within ICE who spoke to ThinkProgress on …
BY CHERYL LITTLE [email protected] The Miami Herald’s June 27th story, An inside look at what happens to children after crossing the U.S. border, offers a rare glimpse inside the daily lives of unaccompanied Central American children in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody. The temporary, 800-bed Homestead facility is in addition to two local permanent shelters in South Florida. For almost two decades …
BRENDA MEDINA [email protected] Los coordinadores de una organización sin fines de lucro en Texas no tardaron en darse cuenta del orden de las prioridades de las familias inmigrantes centroamericanas que buscan refugio en Estados Unidos. “Hacíamos las citas con los abogados para consulta gratuita, estábamos esperando en el despacho de abogado y las madres no llegaban a la cita”, contó …
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Read and watch the story here. Officials say unaccompanied children crossed border to escape violence By Hatzel Vela – Reporter About 200 immigrant children are now living at the former Job Corps site in Homestead, which reporters got an inside look into on Wednesday. The temporary shelter, which is the only one of its kind in Florida, opened June 13.The site was …
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It’s a new day in South Florida for hundreds of refugee children, but their future remains unknown. South Florida is now home to the only temporary shelter in the United States currently operating and taking in children – specifically teenagers – from Central American countries who authorities say were taken into custody at the U.S. border. CBS4 Chief …
By: Sandra Dibble SAN YSIDRO — Surging numbers of Haitians and migrants from other countries have been arriving at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in recent days, hoping for admission to the United States. Early Thursday morning, more than 200 people were crowded inside the port’s pedestrian entrance as they awaited processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Men, …
Quality-of-Life Visionary: An individual who is leading efforts through his or her work or volunteer efforts to improve the lives of everyday South Floridians and underserved populations in areas such as housing, affordability and transportation. NOMINEES ▪ Constance Collins, founder and president of Lotus House ▪ Cheryl Little, immigration rights advocate ▪ Javier Soto, president and CEO of The Miami Foundation Vote here. READ MORE …
