Aaron Leibowitz

Some personal news: Today is my first day as the city of Miami Beach reporter for the @MiamiHerald. I’m excited to cover the Beach after three years as a roving local government reporter. If you know things about the city, send tips to [email protected].

Officials said Alligator Alcatraz will not hold minors — but a 15 year old was held there for 3 days. The Mexican teen, who has no criminal record, was arrested during a traffic stop in Tampa. w/@anaceballos_ miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

Response to @MiamiHerald / @WLRN investigation into Brightline fatalities: DOT Sec. Duffy says it’s “way too many deaths.” Rep. Frederica Wilson says Brightline is “on the brink of a cease-and-desist order from the citizens of Florida.” @BrittanyWallman miamiherald.com/news/local/art…

Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges or convictions, records show miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

NEW: The calls from Alligator Alcatraz’s first detainees brought distressing news: Toilets that didn’t flush. Temperatures went from freezing to sweltering. A hospitalization. And little or no access to showers, much less confidential calls w/ attorneys. miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

A 75-year-old Cuban man died Thursday after 3 weeks in ICE detention in Miami. Isidro Perez arrived in the U.S. in 1966. His cause of death is under investigation. Half of all deaths in ICE custody in 2025 have now been in Florida. w/@syraob miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

Agents used a foster kid as bait to locate the child's parents. It's one example of how the Trump administration’s deportation campaign is encircling vulnerable children and squeezing the agencies tasked with caring for them. w/ @anaceballos_ @syraob miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

Florida child welfare authorities turned over a 17-year-old foster child to ICE agents, sparking intense criticism that the action could hinder efforts to protect children in the state’s large immigrant communities. @anaceballos_ @syraob miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

Goodbye, Bikini Hostel? Miami Beach advances deal to close hostel-turned-shelter miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

Do Miami Beach residents want Metromover? A new poll enters the fight miamiherald.com/news/local/com… w/ @doug_hanks

Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez is running for mayor, seeking to unseat Steven Meiner. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

New: Donors gave big to DeSantis’ marijuana campaign after getting $10M from Hope Florida. w/@lmower3 miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

NEW: DeSantis officials diverted $10 million in a state settlement to his wife's Hope Florida charity. His administration is refusing to say what the settlement was about, or who it involved. Was it legal? w/@aglorios: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

Sure looks like Miami-Dade is heading toward a veto showdown over fluoride in drinking water. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins has filed to run for mayor of Miami w/ @doug_hanks miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

BREAKING: Miami-Dade must halt decades of adding fluoride to its drinking water under legislation that county commissioners approved Tuesday to end the anti-cavity program. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…