Florida International University increases security after ‘hoax’ threat

Published: February 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM

lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandFIU Police Department: SKY 10 was over the Florida International University Biscayne Campus on Tuesday afternoon and there were more police officers than usual in the parking lot.

NORTH MIAMI, Fla. — Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies helped the Florida International University Police Department to increase security on Tuesday.

According to the FIU Police Department, deputies and police officers received reports of “a threat to FIU” that “appears to be a hoax.”

Shortly before 1:50 p.m., FIU police officers stood at the parking lot of the Biscayne Bay Campus at 3000 NE 151 St., in North Miami.

Local 10 News Assignment Editors Wilson Louis and Carson Merlo contributed to this report.

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Andrea Torres

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.