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Immigration
Judge blocks subpoenas of DeSantis aids in a records fight over migrant flights
A judge has rejected subpoenas seeking to force aides to Gov. Ron DeSantis to testify about Florida's controversial migrant flights.
Florida DOT and a contractor face a records lawsuit on migrant flights
An open-government group has filed a lawsuit against FDOT & a contractor alleging they broke public-records laws re: migrant flights to Mass.
MidPoint: Legal issues in the news
Former Chair of the Florida ACLU Legal Panel James Shaw Jr. joined Shelley for an open discussion to share some of the interesting legal issues in the news.
Florida’s Ron DeSantis defends migrant flights but details remain scant
Gov. Ron DeSantis defended Florida’s participation in flights carrying about 50 migrants that landed Wednesday at Martha’s Vineyard Airport.
MidPoint’s Legislative Wrap-Up: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
As Florida's legislative session draws to a close, it is time to take inventory and review what has emerged from the Capitol. From the headline-topping bills to the under-the-radar legislation, MidPoint host Shelley Reback, is...
Deported Florida woman, subject of Netflix documentary, reunited with family three years later
A Polk County woman who became the subject of a Netflix documentary after facing deportation has been reunited with her family. It took nearly three years for Angel Juarez to get home and she is...
Advocate for migrants talks about the border situation and Grannies Respond
An advocate for immigrants describes what she saw at the Homestead detention center under the Trump administration and what she’s concerned about today on the U.S.-Mexico border. Joining WMNF’s MidPoint live by Zoom is Marina...
A union representing farm workers across the country Thursday delivered a petition to the U.S. Department of Labor calling for an end to what it calls corrupt practices among labor contractors who hire migrant workers...
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 02/19/20 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Our guest today will be speaking afternoon at the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs...
What has the Florida Legislature done in the last 2 days?
(Originally published 4/26/2019) A lot. Florida’s legislature has 60 days (though special sessions can be, and are often, called) to make lots of laws. In odd numbered years, like 2019, the session begins the first...
Vigil for victims of Customs and Border Protection violence
Last week, video was released of a migrant teenager who died in U.S. Border Patrol custody; it’s deaths like this – and of outright violence by U.S. border officers — that triggered activists to hold...
Saturday in Tampa: “protest against immigrant dehumanization”
After this story aired, the date of the protest was changed because of Hurricane Dorian. The “Fight Hate With Unity: Protest Against Immigrant Dehumanization” demonstration has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 3:00...
