"People are depressed," she said. Bastien said that some of the people affected by the TPS decision have been living in the United States for 50 years. "You've built your life here. You have a job, your businesses, your homes..."
Hundreds of people waiting for rent vouchers in Miami-Dade will have to wait even longer as county administrators face a federal order to stop considering most new applications for the Section 8 program.
"Without their important, critical labor, our society would cease to function," said Esteban Wood, policy director at WeCount!. Wood said there needs to be more recognition of the importance of the labor domestic workers perform and the vulnerabilities they face in the workplace.
"I want them to know they are supported," said Boomer, who just graduated from Ada Merritt K-8 Center in Miami and will start 9th grade at Immaculata-La Salle High in the fall, where she plans to join the cheerleading team.
The couple operated two clinics in West Miami-Dade, submitting false bills for psychosocial rehabilitative services while paying kickbacks to patients who didnât require mental health sessions.
According to neighbors, the animals have caused controversy between residents who consider them a threat to pets and children and those who believe the animals should be left alone as they're protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act.