Migrants

U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia sentenced Felipe Orduña-Torres to two life sentences and Armando Gonzales-Ortega to more than 80 years in prison. Orduña-Torres was described by prosecutors as the leader of the smuggling operation and Gonzales-Ortega was his assistant.

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.

A federal judge had previously said people must get at least 15 days to challenge their deportations to countries they're not originally from. —

Trump vowed in January to send up to 30,000 migrants to Guantánamo, but so far about 500 have been flown to and from there. Critics say his goal appears to be frightening migrants into self-deporting.

Zip ties were used to detain at least one individual, possibly a minor, during the operation.

Supporters said the proposal, which sought to amend the state constitution, would improve safety. Critics said it would violate due process and unfairly target minority groups.

The move could potentially lead to the deportations of some 350,000 Venezuelans while litigation continues in the lower courts.

Yasmelin Velazquez has waited 10 months for her immigration court date. But a last-minute hospitalization and confusion over Trump's changing immigration policies lead to more hurdles and anxiety.

DHS is telling some migrants who entered the U.S. using the CBP One app to leave immediately, part of a broader push to revoke temporary legal protections known as humanitarian parole.

Some are offering sanctuary to immigrants, others are ministering to families in different ways.