Nation Nov 17 With Trump’s crackdown on immigration, public school enrollment across the U.S. is dwindling The trend is straining enrollment at many public schools, which are already seeing numbers dip due to demographic changes.
Nation Nov 11 Missionary father and daughter died when aid plane bound for Jamaica crashed in Florida A Christian missionary father and his daughter were killed when a small plane bound for a hurricane relief mission in Jamaica crashed in a South Florida neighborhood.
Nation Nov 10 Small plane carrying hurricane relief supplies for Jamaica crashes in Florida neighborhood Authorities told The Associated Press no victims were located during rescue efforts after the Monday morning crash and that a recovery effort is underway.
Nation Aug 28 Florida taxpayers may lose $218M on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as judge orders shutdown Florida taxpayers could be on the hook for the $218 million cost of converting a training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center that may soon be empty of detainees.
Nation Aug 27 Florida official believes ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will be empty within days, email shows A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days…
Politics Aug 14 DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility dubbed ‘Deportation Depot’ DeSantis announced Thursday that the new facility is to be built at the Baker Correctional Institution, a state prison about 43 miles (69 kilometers) west of Jacksonville, and is expected to house 1,300 immigration detention beds, though that capacity could…
Nation Aug 11 Some Florida officers are continuing to charge people under halted immigration law Some law enforcement officers are continuing to charge people under a Florida law that bans people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state, even though a federal judge has halted enforcement of the law while it’s challenged in…
Politics Jul 17 Gov. DeSantis blindsided Florida county officials with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ plans, emails show Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades, emails obtained by The Associated Press show, while relying on an executive order to…
Nation Jul 03 First immigration detainees arrive at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida Everglades The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier told The Associated Press.
Politics Jun 27 Environmental groups sue to block migrant detention center rising in Florida Everglades The center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to begin processing people who entered the U.S. illegally as soon as next week, the governor said Friday on “Fox and Friends.”…