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Michael Braun

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Sep 14, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Michael Braun

    Issues with standards, confinement found during unannounced inspection at Alligator Alcatraz site (opens the original)

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    A new report by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's watchdog Office of the Inspector General found issues with standards and extended confinement of inmates at the now-closed Everglades detention center. The report issued Friday said that inspectors making an unannounced inspection of the site near Ochopee in January found that detention center staff could not clearly identify which detention standards they used for holding detainees on immigration-related charges. The report said: "At th

  2. Article · Jul 26, 2026 · Michael Braun

    Some receive help, some give help, some give thanks at 27th Big Backpack Event (opens the original)

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    Since shortly before the turn of this century, volunteers and others have been helping the annual Big Backpack Event hand out school supplies. It wasn't a surprise, then, when one of those they helped returned Sunday to give back a bit. Dennis Nieves, a 17-year-old Oasis High School student, was one of those in the school supply distribution line a dozen years ago. He showed his appreciation at the ribbon-cutting ceremony that opened the supply distribution event by singing the national anthem.

  3. Article · Jul 14, 2026 · Michael Braun

    Department of Homeland Security confirms arrest, ID Southwest Florida man as undocumented (opens the original)

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    A man that a local community group said was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement agents Friday has been identified by the Department of Homeland Security. Unidos Immokalee, a community group advocating for immigrants and farmworkers, posted information on social media early Friday about the man being taken by ICE agents. A protest formed later that day at a DHS facility in Fort Myers about the arrest. Unidos Immokalee said that the man was taken in the Buckingham area a

  4. Article · Jul 9, 2026 · Michael Braun

    Florida Supreme Court rules for Fort Myers lawyer in free speech case involving State Attorney Fox (opens the original)

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    A Florida Supreme Court order favors Fort Myers attorney Christopher "Chris" W. Crowley in a case involving freedom of speech in a political campaign in which Crowley challenged State Attorney Amira Fox for that office. The case dragged through the Florida Bar disciplinary process since 2020 and involved the recusal of several judges during that time. The Florida Bar's complaint was that Crowley, a candidate during the 2018 political campaign for state attorney of the 20th Judicial Circuit, "pub

  5. Article · Jul 7, 2026 · Michael Braun

    Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Center returns as early voting site and Election Day polling location (opens the original)

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    The Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Center is returning as an official early voting and Election Day polling location for the 2026 primary and general elections. Lee County Supervisor of Elections Jenna Person-Mulicka made the announcement Tuesday. She said The Robinson Center has been an important aspect for the Dunbar community and the reopening will ensure accessibility for voters in the Dunbar community and surrounding area. “I was so excited that we were able to bring back home this polling location

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