Abel Fernández

Following the elimination of bond, this legal mechanism has become the only way to achieve freedom while deportation cases are resolved

The incident involving a US boat demonstrates the existence of exile groups that advocate insurgency, a marginal strategy within the opposition but one with historical precedents

After visiting an Alabama center, Carmen Felisa Ramírez Boscán, a representative of Colombians abroad, asked President Petro to expedite proceedings to bring ailing detainees back home: ‘They prefer to die in their own country’

According to the Department of Justice, Philippe Bien-Aime, of Haitian origin, entered the country with a false passport and committed bigamy to obtain papers before being elected to lead the city in Florida

Recent crackdowns by the federal government against residents of cities that have rejected its immigration operations have prompted legislative initiatives to protect their freedoms

Five Venezuelans have accused the former military officer, who is currently in an ICE facility and could be deported to Venezuela, of torturing them during the 2013 protests

Between 2019 and 2023, 500,000 migrants fleeing the island were released with a I-220A document, which does not provide a path to legal status and now puts them at risk of deportation. Lawyers argue they should have received parole papers instead

While Congress negotiates the imposition of new limits on immigration agents, state legislatures are redoubling their efforts to pass bills that in some cases have been stalled for months

The state Senate has given the green light to a bill that opens the door to civil lawsuits against federal officials

The naturalization process has become more complex, uncertain, or abruptly halted under this Republican administration

Democratic lawmakers, community leaders, and activists warn that conditions in the country have become ‘even more dangerous’ in advocating for an extension of immigration protections

ICE agents conducted an ‘exploratory tour’ last week of a huge industrial warehouse located half an hour from the Disney parks

The community of more than half a million fears for the future of their immigration processes, which have been in legal limbo since Trump eliminated TPS and other protections

More than 300,000 Haitians will lose their legal status in the US in February. Most reside in South Florida and have been contributing to the local economy for years

Since 1989, John Koch has been present at the execution of every person sentenced to death in his home state, which this year reached a record high at 19

The highway connecting the islands to the rest of the United States has become an ‘easy trap’ where authorities set up checkpoints and roadblocks to detain migrants passing through the area

The incoming mayors of Miami and New York, along with the governors-elect of New Jersey and Virginia, will take office in the coming weeks with anti-Trump messages

The mayor-elect, who will take office on December 18, focused her campaign on affordability and immigrant rights, presenting herself as a counterweight to Trump in a predominantly Latino city

Her victory ends 30 years of Republican control and makes her the first Democrat to lead a city historically dominated by Cuban Americans

The representative describes the government’s decision to pause all immigration processes for citizens of 19 countries as ‘unfair’ and ‘un-American’

The Democrat, who is the favorite to win the runoff election for mayor of Miami on December 9, is turning the contest into a referendum against Donald Trump’s immigration agenda

William Botsch has been attending Miami courthouses weekly since May, where he has witnessed and documented the systematic arrests of migrants seized after attending appointments that were routine prior to Trump 2.0

The Cuban-American academic and president emeritus of Miami Dade College joins a public campaign denouncing Trump’s ‘dehumanizing’ immigration policies

Although Congress is close to approving a deal to reopen the federal government, officials warn that flights could be limited to ‘a trickle’ ahead of Thanksgiving if the gridlock persists

Leaders and believers from different faiths gather every Sunday at the gates of the Florida detention center to show their solidarity with those affected by the government’s anti-immigrant campaign

Reeling from aid cuts, the immigration agenda and a government shutdown with no end in sight, those who supported the Republican in the 2024 elections feel a mixture of guilt, anger and bewilderment