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Deportation looms for immigrants in Tampa Bay who are losing protected status
/The Trump administration is ending a program benefitting more than 400,000 people from 10 countries ravaged by war and natural disasters.TAMPA — The clock is ticking for Marco Antonio Arita.Unless something changes, the 47-year-old Honduran immigrant loses his standing as a legal resident of the United States in nine weeks.So do some 411,000 other people who were granted what’s known as Temporary Legal Status because of wars or natural disasters in the 10 countries they called home. The Trump administration imposed a Jan. 4 deadline to begin phasing out the program because conditions in...…/The Trump administration is ending a program benefitting more than 400,000 people from 10 countries ravaged by war and natural disasters.TAMPA — The clock is ticking for Marco Antonio Arita.Unless something changes, the 47-year-old Honduran immigrant loses his standing as a legal resident of the United States in nine weeks.So do some 411,000 other people who were granted what’s known as Temporary Legal Status because of wars or natural disasters in the 10 countries they called home. The Trump administration imposed a Jan. 4 deadline to begin phasing out the program because conditions in...WW…
Florida Republicans surge ahead with in-person early voting
//Early voting has gone relatively smoothly so far in Tampa Bay, although there have been some issues. Voters waited in line for hours Friday morning at Bloomingdale Regional Public Library in Hillsborough County after printer problems.Florida Republicans' preference for in-person voting this election is becoming more apparent after only four days of early voting.Through Thursday, more than 640,000 Republicans statewide had cast ballots in person, according to data from the Florida Division of Elections. That’s 140,000 more in-person votes than Democrats have cast.Democrats hold a...…//Early voting has gone relatively smoothly so far in Tampa Bay, although there have been some issues. Voters waited in line for hours Friday morning at Bloomingdale Regional Public Library in Hillsborough County after printer problems.Florida Republicans' preference for in-person voting this election is becoming more apparent after only four days of early voting.Through Thursday, more than 640,000 Republicans statewide had cast ballots in person, according to data from the Florida Division of Elections. That’s 140,000 more in-person votes than Democrats have cast.Democrats hold a...WW…
Florida’s early voting off to smooth start across Tampa Bay
//After weeks of being able to cast vote-by-mail ballots, Floridians in most counties started voting in person Monday.Thousands of voters flocked to cast ballots Monday on the first day of early in-person voting in Tampa Bay, with record turnout just the latest sign of this presidential election’s intensity.Both Pinellas and Hillsborough counties reported unprecedented numbers for first-day early voting, even with some heavy afternoon showers. Hillsborough had more than 24,000 voters come through its early voting sites, with more swinging by to drop off mail ballots. That’s compared to...…//After weeks of being able to cast vote-by-mail ballots, Floridians in most counties started voting in person Monday.Thousands of voters flocked to cast ballots Monday on the first day of early in-person voting in Tampa Bay, with record turnout just the latest sign of this presidential election’s intensity.Both Pinellas and Hillsborough counties reported unprecedented numbers for first-day early voting, even with some heavy afternoon showers. Hillsborough had more than 24,000 voters come through its early voting sites, with more swinging by to drop off mail ballots. That’s compared to...WW…
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