Covering immigration across Florida and the issues shaping our communities. Signal / đ (813) 530-8119
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Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
The @MiamiHerald eliminated 30 positions today including excellent City of Miami beat reporter @tessriski & legend @kaufsports.
The Miami Beach beat reporter was open but wonât be filled.
Is the Miami Herald going to cover the City of Miami anymore?
Local journalism matters.
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
Election Day for the 2026 Primary is tomorrow â make sure you know where to go! You can find your assigned polling place and view the acceptable photo IDs for voting at VoteHillsborough.gov/Electio⌠#VoteHillsborough
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
Haitian voters in Tampa weigh what matters most ahead of elections tampabay.com/news/2026/08/17âŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
Alligator Alcatraz: the one-stop shop to carry out President Trumpâs mass deportation agenda.
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
PHOTOS: See the remaking of the hand-painted ceramic tiles depicting Spanish history and literature at the century-old Columbia Restaurant that have taken the brunt of sun and weather. @Columbia1905 @JeffHouck @cliftimestweet @TB_Times
tampabay.com/life-culture/20âŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
UPDATED: Pinellas schools have no plan to perform ICE functions. Questions are arising about the district police chief who signed an agreement to participate, without superintendent or school board approval.
tampabay.com/news/education/âŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, there will be parades, concerts and more across the Tampa Bay area. @TB_Times tampabay.com/life-culture/20âŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
The Florida Democratic Party condemns the removal of Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Statement below:
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
Florida banned local govât from increased oversight for workers exposed to high temperatures, saying businesses and fed regulators alone could keep laborers safe
But my colleagues found far more workers have died from heat across FL than were reported:
tampabay.com/investigations/âŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
Workers recounted paying thousands just to secure their positions.
They detailed dozens of hours of unpaid labor.
Without their passports, they were left vulnerable by the time they boarded a bus with no seat belts.
An investigation w/ @ChavezReporter:
tampabay.com/investigations/âŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
NEW: A little-known foundation with the same Oklahoma address as the Folds of Honor charity that formerly pitched golf courses on JD State Park is behind the current plan, the state of Florida tells @MaxChesnes.
But now it's withdrawing the proposal. tampabay.com/news/environmenâŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
New: A list I obtained shows officers in Pinellas County are tracking where people sleep outside to get a head start on complying with a @GovRonDeSantis law that will make it illegal in October.
tampabay.com/news/pinellas/2âŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
Large corporations are evicting tenants at higher than average rates, court data shows.
@teghan_simonton and I followed one family in real time as they were forced to vacate their home. Read more in the fourth installment of Buying up the Bay
tampabay.com/news/real-estatâŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
From our @ChavezReporter, who visited the Dominican Republic hometown of Wander Franco and found that the #Rays SS faces an uncertain reckoning, as fans there are grappling with the fate of their fallen idol.
tampabay.com/news/2024/02/09âŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
BREAKING: Appeals court kicks back case that did not reinstate ousted state attorney Andrew Warren @TB_Times tampabay.com/news/breaking-nâŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
BREAKING: Andrew Warren, the Democratic state attorney suspended from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis, has decided not to run to be reelected to the job. Warren cited the "high risk" that the Republican governor would simply suspend him again. @TB_Times tampabay.com/news/florida-poâŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
Our barrier islands are the first line of defense against raging storms. These drone photos from @MaxChesnes show where Hurricane Idalia left its deepest scars on Pinellas' northernmost isles: @TB_Times
tampabay.com/news/environmenâŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
The head priest at St. Paul's was heartbroken that the fall festival has to be canceled. Carnival vendor can't get the migrant labor they need. Same thing at 2 other churches. Who knew immigration policy affects the Ferris wheel? @TB_Times @TBTimesBiz tampabay.com/life-culture/enâŚ
Juan Carlos Chavez retweeted
âIt hurts a lot to not be able and go help people and find work,â said Maria Oyuela, an undocumented worker who came to Florida after Hurricane Ian to help rebuild.
She's one of many too afraid to enter the state after Hurricane Idalia. w/ @ChavezReporter tampabay.com/news/florida-poâŚ