Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is running for reelection in a new Florida district after Republicans redrew the congressional map. This change has led Wasserman Schultz to run in a heavily Democratic area that has historically elected Black Democrats.

All eyes are on the Democratic primary in Florida's 20th Congressional District, the outcome of which could bring Florida's Black representation in Congress down to a historic low.

The congresswoman announced the legislation, the TPS Review Act, during a news conference in Sunrise on Friday, the day after the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria.

The congresswoman has represented South Florida since 2005, but her district has been carved up by Florida's redistricting efforts.

Just days after the court heard arguments for restoring Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz urged justices to grant the extension.

"To be housing ICE detainees in a detention camp in the middle of the Everglades … without making sure that they have enough access to nutritious food and the ability to sleep and have access to counsel — everything about this screams inhumane and unnecessary," U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, told reporters.

South Florida U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she sees no progress toward democracy in Venezuela following the ousting of authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.

A little over 48 hours after U.S. troops removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, top Florida Republicans say they are certain that democracy is coming to the South American nation.

The Weston congresswoman said 200,000 people in her district would be affected if no deal can be made for extending tax credits, which expire at the end of December.

Congress failing to restore the subsidies could dramatically affect Florida, which has almost 5 million enrollees. Democrats hope to get an extension during negotiations to avoid a government shutdown.

Florida Reps. Frederica Wilson, Kathy Castor, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Darren Soto were among 101 lawmakers who signed the letter to the Education and War departments.

The amendment was steered into the House funding bill, led by Reps. Debbie Wasserman, D-Weston, Mario Diaz-Balart R-Miami, and Lois Frankel, D-Boca Raton.