/tags/illegal-immigration illegal immigration en-US WLRN Fri, 24 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT /immigration/2023-02-24/desantis-calls-for-further-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration-for-session The Republican-controlled Florida legislature plans to further crack down on illegal immigration by considering a series of proposals that include stiffer penalties for smuggling people into Florida and expanding use of the E-Verify employment eligibility system. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT /immigration/2023-02-24/desantis-calls-for-further-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration-for-session Jim Turner /news/2023-01-03/humanitarian-crisis-in-the-keys-as-500-cubans-land-in-a-weekend-followed-by-100-haitians Federal officials became overwhelmed as nearly 500 Cuban migrants landed in or near the Keys between Dec. 30 and Jan. 1, before 100 Haitians in a sailboat arrived in Key Largo on Tuesday. Arrivals forced Dry Tortugas National Park to close. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 22:28:58 GMT /news/2023-01-03/humanitarian-crisis-in-the-keys-as-500-cubans-land-in-a-weekend-followed-by-100-haitians Gwen Filosa /art-and-culture/2022-12-29/in-key-west-cuban-artists-high-tide-shows-disparate-worlds-either-side-of-the-florida-straits Mabel Probet is a Cuban artist who expresses the personal struggles in her country through her work. Her latest installation — on public display in Key West — is spectacular and timely. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT /art-and-culture/2022-12-29/in-key-west-cuban-artists-high-tide-shows-disparate-worlds-either-side-of-the-florida-straits Gwen Filosa /news/2022-03-29/honduran-high-court-oks-hernandez-extradition-in-boost-to-bidens-central-america-project Honduras' decision to send ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández to the U.S. on drug charges may help reduce corruption in — and illegal migration from — the region. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:30:00 GMT /news/2022-03-29/honduran-high-court-oks-hernandez-extradition-in-boost-to-bidens-central-america-project Tim Padgett /commentary/2021-12-17/today-tel-aviv-tomorrow-tegucigalpa-floridas-governor-president-solves-immigration COMMENTARY Ron DeSantis doesn't let the Constitution stop him from conducting federal policy. Let's hope he'll tackle the source of illegal immigration. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:01:24 GMT /commentary/2021-12-17/today-tel-aviv-tomorrow-tegucigalpa-floridas-governor-president-solves-immigration Tim Padgett /commentary/2021-04-29/if-u-s-wants-return-on-4-billion-central-america-investment-look-for-anti-alonzos COMMENTARY The Biden Administration must look beyond the Northern Triangle's hyper-corrupt, hyper-incompetent governments to make its aid plan work. Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:45:42 GMT /commentary/2021-04-29/if-u-s-wants-return-on-4-billion-central-america-investment-look-for-anti-alonzos Tim Padgett /news/2020-04-23/that-covid-19-story-of-hope-about-latin-americas-gangs-no-hope-of-happening COMMENTARYCOVID-19 is producing a feel-good story across Latin America.According to this silver linings playbook, the pandemic is neutralizing the… Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:28:57 GMT /news/2020-04-23/that-covid-19-story-of-hope-about-latin-americas-gangs-no-hope-of-happening Tim Padgett /2019-11-14/as-border-apprehensions-decline-for-5th-consecutive-month-migrants-change-too Officials say a Trump administration initiative requiring asylum-seekers to "remain in Mexico" is deterring border-crossers. Fri, 15 Nov 2019 03:18:28 GMT /2019-11-14/as-border-apprehensions-decline-for-5th-consecutive-month-migrants-change-too Richard Gonzales /national-politics/2019-10-11/acting-homeland-security-secretary-kevin-mcaleenan-is-out McAleenan "wants to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector," President Trump tweeted. He is the latest casualty at the massive agency responsible for protecting U.S. borders. Sat, 12 Oct 2019 00:08:00 GMT /national-politics/2019-10-11/acting-homeland-security-secretary-kevin-mcaleenan-is-out Franco Ordoñez /2019-08-21/new-trump-policy-would-permit-indefinite-detention-of-migrant-families-children The new policy would end the Flores settlement and allow the government to hold families with children without a deadline, in a change from the way cases are handled today. Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:17:19 GMT /2019-08-21/new-trump-policy-would-permit-indefinite-detention-of-migrant-families-children Brian Naylor