Florida
An iconic image challenged the politics of Cuban Americans
Photographer Alan Díaz died on Tuesday at age 71. His 2000 image of the Cuban boy Elián González being taken by force from his American relatives endures.
This mother, already deported, doesn’t know if she’ll ever be reunited with the daughter taken from her at the US border
A Miami theater group has a change of heart over blackface
In the diaspora, Colombia’s presidential election is as much about the past as the future
For this mother and daughter, separated a year ago at the southern border, Trump's ‘zero-tolerance’ policy isn’t new
With smuggling costs skyrocketing, parents balance risk and debt for their children's future
The cost of smuggling has gone up in the last year — sharply. But, for the safety of their children, parents get references, take out loans and make the best smuggling decision they can.
An immigrant detainee is sent over 1,000 miles away from his family and lawyer — and fights to return
Prominent immigrant advocate Ravi Ragbir was detained in New York City, but agents sent him to Florida after saying that they would deport him. A judge told the government to bring him back while his case is being heard.
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On his commute to campus he could soon risk a ticket — and deportation
His DACA protection and driver’s license are expiring in May, so Jasiel López worries that his drive to school could put him in the path of law enforcement.
For one immigrant in Florida, a DACA fix would mean 'peace of mind'
Magali Torres, who lives in Florida and is originally from Mexico, is closely watching whether Congress and the White House can agree on a path that will allow her to continue to work legally in the US and worry less about deportation.
Keeping tabs on the elusive Florida panther
A longtime program to collar the endangered cats may be coming to an end. What happens next?
Some Puerto Rican college students displaced by Hurricane Maria have already started classes again — in Florida
Estimates range from the hundreds of thousands to a million who will leave Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
Florida allows any resident to challenge textbooks — and it has some science supporters concerned
Opponents of the law say it could be used to target science in the classroom.
Coaching kids from Haiti all the way to college
Some kids from Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood may not have considered going to college. But their soccer coach pushed them all the way through high school. Now 14 of his players are on their way to college. With scholarships.
Carl Hiaasen’s Sunshine Noir
Like all great satirists, Carl Hiaasen’s humor writing comes from a deep well of anger. He says he stays in South Florida, despite its corruption, because it’s worth fighting for.