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David Smiley

@newsbysmiley

Washington editor for @MiamiHerald and @McClatchy. There's always a Florida connection. Tips at [email protected] 305-376-2284

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HAPPENING: The policy behind Donald Trump's effort to deport pro-Palestinian academics is on trial in a federal court in Massachusetts — the first significant trial in Trump 2.0. Proceedings are underway before Judge Young. w/ Josh Gerstein politico.com/news/2025/07/0…

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SCOOP: A Marco Rubio imposter, using AI, called at least five government officials, including three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress, reports John Hudson Hannah Natanson washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

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After a restrained initial response to Ron DeSantis takeover of a Miami-Dade airport for a Everglades detention camp, Daniella Levine Cava getting more confrontational -- requesting video & in-person access to monitor inmate conditions, enviro impact miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

Ana Ceballos (@anaceballos_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: The calls from Alligator Alcatraz’s first detainees brought distressing news: Toilets that didn’t flush. Temperatures went from freezing to sweltering. A hospitalization. And little or no access to showers, much less confidential calls w/ attorneys. miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

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NEW: Joe Biden's former WH doctor pleaded the 5th today to decline questions from the House Oversight Committee. It's a strategy that Trump allies used 30+ times during the Jan. 6 probe and was effective in ending lines of questioning w/ Hailey Fuchs politico.com/live-updates/2…

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“He's a good governor.” White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles told Miranda Devine on “Pod Force One” that her “nasty” spat with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in the “rearview mirror.” Subscribe here: trib.al/xniYT1I

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A man posted TikToks from inside Alligator Alcatraz — showing off the dorms, a dining hall, and what appears to be some sort of mystery meat (or bread?). He says it got him fired. miaminewtimes.com/news/who-is-th…

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Gov. DeSantis went on Fox & discussed upcoming visit by legislators to Alligator Alcatraz. "We did not create the Four Seasons," he said about the center. He added "What we are not going to do is provide them with a platform to virtue signal and have some politicized photo op."

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DC Examiner gives us a view into how traffic stops are acting as a "pipeline" to Alligator Alcatraz washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigra…

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HAPPENING NOW: Judge Xinis comes in hot this morning after DOJ fails to produce the ICE detainer to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia locked up. She won't take DOJ's word for it that it exists. "You have taken the presumption of regularity and you’ve destroyed it in my view," she says.

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NEW: The Miami Herald has obtained a list of hundreds of people detained or scheduled to be at Alligator Alcatraz. The government isn't realizing names. Families and attorneys are having trouble finding people at the site We're publishing the list here: miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

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NEW Miami Herald: The govt isn't releasing the names of people assigned to Alligator Alcatraz. Relatives + lawyers complain that they are having trouble finding their clients and loved ones at the site. We obtained a list. (LINK BELOW) w/ Ana Ceballos, Claire Healy, Ben Wieder

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In Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood, the owner-occupancy rate is 10%. I spoke to some residents holding on to legacy homes in the neighborhood and the cultural changes they've seen in the area throughout the years. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

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Bondi fires prosecutor in Miami as part of purges tied to Jan. 6 Trump case Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/art…