{"id":361764,"date":"2026-08-03T18:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/361764\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:04:08","slug":"anti-ice-protesters-gather-outside-miami-city-hall-calling-for-change-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/361764\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-ICE protesters gather outside Miami City Hall calling for change &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MIAMI (WSVN) &#8211; South Floridians protesting a controversial immigration policy gathered outside City of Miami City Hall to voice their concerns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immigration advocates came together, passionate and emotional, with some of them dressed in T-shirts that read, \u201cI stand with immigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protest comes just days after the federal government <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/us-world\/south-floridas-haitian-community-braces-for-expected-start-of-deportations-after-end-of-court-issued-tps-extension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ended temporary protected status for Haitians<\/a> nationwide, impacting the nearly 160,000 who call South Florida home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The demonstrators said now is the time to come together as a community and protect their Haitian neighbors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They\u2019ve called upon city commissioners to terminate the Miami Police Department\u2019s 287G agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade\/miami-city-commission-oks-partnership-between-ice-miami-police-to-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">entered the agreement in 2025<\/a>, and advocates said it authorizes city officers to execute certain federal immigration enforcement actions under ICE supervision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Community leaders, however, argue that the agreement diverts local law enforcement from true emergencies and erodes trust with the large population of immigrant residents who call South Florida home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[The] 287G [agreement] is creating an issue that does not need to happen. People are afraid to call the police for help; you can have an emergency and you can\u2019t call 911, because the police are working with ICE,\u201d said Arianne Betancourt with The Workers Circle. \u201cWe are seeing a crazy unloading of ICE agents in the streets of Miami currently. We are seeing Minnesota-style raids; I spent time in Minnesota, and what we are seeing now is only the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advocates also called on U.S. Sens. Ashley Moody and Rick Scott to pass Senate Bill 4814.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They said if the bill passes in the Senate, after already having been passed by the House, it would extend TPS for Haitian nationals for another three years.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. 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