Miami-Dade County

Cuban national Isidro Perez died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, making him the fifth detainee to die in Florida this year.

More than four years after a Florida condominium collapse killed 98 people, federal investigators have yet to make a final determination of the cause. But they do have some leading theories.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he believes people are trying to use the Everglades as a "pretext" for opposing immigration enforcement. He also mentioned there may be plans to do something similar at Camp Blanding in North Florida.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava late Tuesday acknowledged that Gov. Ron DeSantis had the power to buy a county-owned airport in the Everglades to build an immigration detention center, but said she has "significant concerns" about the project.

Over 100 people gathered for the 4th annual Surfside remembrance ceremony in honor of the 98 lives that were lost when the condominium, Champlain Towers South, suddenly collapsed. Survivors and loved ones of those lost spoke about their grief and frustrations surrounding the tragedy.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is directing the state to build an immigrant detention center on so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" — a partially-built airstrip in the Everglades.

Florida's attorney general says the migrant detention facility is on track to open in early July, at a little-used airfield in the Everglades. Environmental activists hope they can stop the project.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is asking the state for more clarity and details on its plans to build a massive immigrant detention center in the fragile wetlands of the Big Cypress Preserve on land owned and managed by the county.

The Miami-Dade Commission is considering a proposal that opponents worry will leave family members in the dark about their loved ones.

Over 28 million people visited the county in 2024 — one in five tourists to Florida spent some of their trip in Miami-Dade. But a slowing global economy and growing uncertainty from changes in trade and immigration enforcement by the Trump administration is expected to hit tourism this year.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava's veto comes after she hosted a roundtable with dentists and parents on the issue. The bill had passed, 8-2, and an override requires two-thirds of the county commission.

The measure passed by an 8-2 vote, but County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava could opt to veto the measure in the next 10 days.