Ana Goni-Lessan

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Ana Goni-Lessan |Elena Barrera

Federal immigration agents descended on a construction site for new apartment buildings near Florida State University on Thursday morning, rounding up dozens of workers as distraught family members, friends and colleagues watched them be questioned and detained by authorities. At least 30 people were arrested, zip-tied and held inside a white bus with barred windows, waiting to be transported to an unknown facility.

2 weeks ago | heraldtribune.com | Ana Goni-Lessan

Last year, the county saw a measles outbreak that resulted in nine infections. Show Caption Hide Caption US Measles Outbreak Hits 1,000 Cases As It Spreads Across StatesThe US is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in 25 years, with over 1,000 cases reported nationwide. A child in Broward County, Florida, contracted measles in April, marking the second case in South Florida in two months.

2 weeks ago | eu.ocala.com | Ana Goni-Lessan

Florida pushes Trump administration to allow tougher enforcement of illegal immigration The move would 'allow law enforcement to take action and better protect communities,' a resolution says. Florida officials are trying to ice out ICE. State law enforcement representatives say they need rule and policy changes to be able to remove and detain all immigrants who are in the country illegally, not just criminals and those with removal orders.

3 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Ana Goni-Lessan

Florida officials called Operation Tidal Wave, where over 1,000 migrants were detained in five days, the "new normal." And not just for the Sunshine State, but for the rest of the country. Within the next 60 days, the federal government will attempt to put into practice an approach to mass deportation that's "strikingly similar" to Operation Tidal Wave, said Larry Keefe, executive director of the State Board of Immigration Enforcement, at a press conference in Tampa May 12.

1 month ago | heraldtribune.com | Ana Goni-Lessan

Even though Thursday's mass shooting left them shaken, FSU is home to these students. Rebecca Roberson was sitting on a brick wall outside of the Bellamy Building when she heard a pop. She turned to her friend, 21-year-old Matthew Miller, and shuddered. "It's that damn roofing hammer," Roberson said. "That's what we thought it was yesterday, because that's what it sounds like."It would make sense. There's a lot of construction happening on Florida State University's campus.