The southernmost region of Florida, defined by the Miami metro area and a dense, diverse population.
Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center has been officially closed after a year in operation. Detainees have been transferred to other facilities as hurricane season begins. Officials say permanent closure is planned, but cost and legal challenges persist while advocates demand full restoration of the Everglades.
A deportation flight carrying 146 Venezuelans has arrived in Caracas hours before 7.2/7.5 magnitude earthquakes. Survivors recount harrowing escapes from collapsed hotels in La Guaira as rescue teams search amid a rising death toll and thousands missing. ICE Flight Monitor tallies show continued deportations amid the crisis.
A federal judge has paused an order that would have forced the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust to hand over detailed financial records to the BBC in a $10bn defamation suit. The stay will last while the court considers Trump’s request to amend his complaint to focus on personal reputational harm rather than business damages.
President Donald Trump has named Will Scharf as White House counsel and assistant to the president, effective Sept. 1. Scharf has served as White House staff secretary and chaired the National Capital Planning Commission; he has represented Trump in major cases, including at the Supreme Court. The change comes weeks after Trump elevated other former personal lawyers to senior legal roles.