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Immigration

The Scoop: Weds. Sept. 4th, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

The trial for fourth activists who are accused of interfering with the U.S. election began yesterday. Two are charged with conspiracy.
migrant ICE

Florida sues feds over immigration records

Florida sent Freedom of Information requests regarding “federal government policies permitting the release of dangerous criminals."
Baker County Sheriffs Complex By Jack Randall

Bleak conditions inside the notorious immigrant detention center in Baker County, Florida

Conditions at the Baker County ICE Detention Center have been abysmal and at times horrific for years.
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Florida’s undocumented immigrants paid nearly $2 billion in taxes in 2022

A recent report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) found undocumented immigrants in the U.S. paid nearly $100 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. For every 1 million undocumented...
Political scientist Susan MacManus

USF’s Susan MacManus: Expect more surprises in this unprecedented presidential election

Susan MacManus, USF Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Political Science and political analyst for ABC Action News in Tampa, appeared on WMNF WaveMakers with Janet & Tom on Tuesday (7/23) to discuss the unprecedented dynamics of the...
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Meet the Democrats hoping to unseat Congressmember Anna Paulina Luna

Sabrina Bousbar, Liz Dahan, Whitney Fox, John Liccione and Mark Weinkrantz debated on WMNF's The Skinny.

Florida Farmworkers Need More Legal Protections

A tragic bus accident killed 8 legal migrant farmworkers and injured dozens more who are now caught in a legal, immigration and medical limbo because their visas have expired before their treatments are complete.
migrants / immigration

Sides spar over a Florida immigration law injunction

The judge gave lawyers until Thursday to file briefs on where injunction should apply and to whom.

The Scoop: Fri. May 24th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

The National Ocean Atmospheric Association reported as many as 25 named storms for this year's storm season.
migrants / immigration

A judge revisits his ruling that blocked part of a Florida immigration law

A federal judge Thursday appeared to have second thoughts about a preliminary injunction he issued blocking a Florida immigration law.

The Scoop: Thur. May 23th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Jude blocks Florida Law that its a felony to transport immigrants in Florida
migrants at the U.S. border, American flag, barbed wire

A judge blocks part of a Florida immigration law

A federal judge blocked a key part of a 2023 law championed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that cracked down on undocumented immigration.

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