Summary
Miami's new mayor, Eileen Higgins, is focusing on practical issues like affordable housing and city services instead of political ideologies. She wants the city to only cooperate with federal immigration authorities as required by law. Mayor Higgins also supports the return of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans living in Miami.
Key Facts
- Eileen Higgins is the newly elected Mayor of Miami.
- She returned the mayor's office to the Democratic Party for the first time in 30 years.
- Her campaign focused on housing affordability, city services, and government ethics.
- Higgins plans to limit Miami's cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to only what is legally required.
- She supports restoring Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans in Miami.
- Higgins is critical of the handling of a proposal to build a Donald J. Trump Presidential Library on public land in Miami.
