Valentina Palm

Good day PBC! I want to reintroduce myself😁I am the new reporter for the @pbpost covering the western communities of Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Loxahatchee & The Glades 🌴🌳 I love to meet people and want to know, what is happening in your community? DM me or vpalm@pbpost.com

Two doctors serving their communities, saving lives. They came legally. Even under new management, Trump’s DHS is going after good people, not “the worst of the worst."

CBS News Exclusive: A longtime courtroom interpreter detained by ICE says she worked in the U.S. legally for decades. She said her understanding of her immigration status was that she was in the country legally. Her arrest comes just months after her youngest son joined the U.S. Army. He said it feels like a betrayal. cbsn.ws/4syiA2n

BREAKING NEWS According to his attorney, Dr. Ezequiel Veliz will be released. Dr. Veliz, a dedicated physician serving the Rio Grande Valley, was detained by immigration authorities despite having lived in the United States for years and caring for one of the most underserved communities in Texas. His case sparked national attention, highlighting how current policies can directly impact physicians who are actively treating patients in areas where access to care is already limited. Today, we move one step closer to bringing him back — back to his family, and back to the patients who need him the most. We will remain in constant contact with his family through Project IMG — including his sister, Genesis, and his husband, Joseph. We will not stop until his full release, and until Dr. Bibi is released as well. We hope to see you home soon, Dr. Veliz. #BreakingNews #DrVeliz #IMGs #HealthcareMatters #projectimg

Texas' only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years: texasobserver.org/immigration-co…

Eternally proud of @_fredramos who pitched this story and worked on it for two years. Please take a few minutes to read and check out the spectacular photos. nytimes.com/2026/04/15/wor…

The humanitarian cost of the USCIS pause is staggering. A colleague of mine is a pediatric ICU physician from one of the affected countries by the indefinite USCIS pause . He has lived in the U.S. for 10 years. He completed residency, fellowship, and years of service in an underserved area. He has an approved green card petition. He has spent his career saving American children. Now his H-1B renewal and adjustment of status have been frozen for 8 months because of this pause. His pending green card work permit, which people are normally statutorily eligible to receive, is also not being issued. He has already been sidelined from work for 2 months. His wife is pregnant and due in May. Their unborn precious child was diagnosed with cardiac defect that might need emergent surgery. And now he may lose health insurance for himself, his wife, and their unborn child during a critical period, putting both at risk. Imagine that. You spend a decade diligently saving children lives in America every night, only to be repaid by having your family’s security stripped away, not because you broke any rule, but because someone decided your country of birth was enough to make your suffering acceptable. That is the real face of this policy. The PhD student with cancer is not an isolated tragedy. These stories will keep multiplying because cruelty and indefinite limbo have been imposed on legal immigrants who did everything right. Without warning, and without a window to plan, their greatest mistake was having blind faith in the system or in the rule of law. They believed their compliance and service meant something. Instead, it became part of their undoing. When the full human toll comes to light, this will stand as one of the ugliest moral stains of this era. #UscisPause #PM6020192 #PM6020194 #LiftTheHold #MedTwitter

New: A ProPublica and MLK50 analysis shows that just 17 of more than 800 immigration arrests made by Trump’s crime-fighting task force in and around Memphis were for violent crimes. 82% of the immigration arrests followed a traffic stop. propub.li/3O498WD

In more than a third of the cases reviewed by ProPublica and FRONTLINE, prosecutors quickly dismissed charges that couldn’t be substantiated, refused to file charges at all, or lost at trial. There will likely be more outcomes like these. propublica.org/article/caught…

🚨 | Secretario de Energía, Chris Wright, dice que espera que las elecciones en Venezuela ocurran durante la administración de Donald Trump.

Milena Faría, la hija de cinco años de la médica venezolana Rubelis Bolívar, detenida por agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés). La niña fue liberada tras permanecer varias horas bajo custodia junto a su madre en un centro de detención en McAllen, en Texas. Así lo confirmó en redes sociales la organización Médicos Unidos Venezuela (@muvusa_). Milena es ciudadana estadounidense y fue entregada a sus abuelos luego de gestiones realizadas por familiares y abogados. Por su parte, Rubelis Bolívar continúa detenida por funcionarios del ICE, pese a contar con un proceso de asilo en curso y permisos de trabajo vigentes. #VPItv.

Sending the wrong organ. Severe understaffing. Failing to properly identify at least one organ that tested positive for an infectious disease known to cause complications in transplant patients. Why a Miami-based OPO closed via ⁦@MiamiHerald⁩ miamiherald.com/news/health-ca…

In a completely unnecessary violation of privacy, a new Florida law will require state IDs and driver licenses to display citizenship status. diariolasamericas.com/florida/florid…

How drastically have things changed at @AP? In February 2020, before the COVID shutdown, I asked for a Friday and Monday off during the legislative session to see my dying father. They said no, I was too critical for our Florida Statehouse coverage. I never got to say goodbye to my father in person. This year, AP decided they don’t need anyone in Tallahassee at all, not during session and apparently not ever. My 27+ years at AP were mostly wonderful. Now, it’s just sad to see how upper management is destroying one of the most important news organizations in or our country’s history.

Una soldado en servicio lucha por la libertad de su esposo detenido por ICE. tlmdo.co/4mohd4Q

The Palm Beach State College Delegation won the Outstanding Delegation Award at the 2026 National Model United Nations Conference (NMUN) held in New York. Read more: bit.ly/4cghfY9 #MyPBSC | #PantherProud

Venezuelans are risking everything for freedom. And here’s the truth: Republicans like @RepCarlos talk tough while the administration he supports continues to legitimize and strengthen Delcy Rodríguez. This moment demands something different—real pressure, real accountability, and a clear path to free and fair elections.

Exclusive: The Trump administration has fired two immigration judges who blocked the deportations of Rumeysa Ozturk and Mohsen Mahdawi, two int'l students who expressed pro-Palestinian views. Four other judges were fired on Friday too.

Médicos Unidos Venezuela (MUV USA) confirmó la detención de la doctora Rubeliz “Bibi” Bolívar y de su hija de 5 años, Milena, y exigió la liberación inmediata de ambas. La organización informó que la doctora viajaba a su entrevista de asilo, cuenta con un permiso de trabajo (EAD) vigente y mantiene una solicitud I‑485 asociada a una visa EB‑3 aprobada a través de su esposo. El esposo de Bolívar pidió la libertad de su esposa y aseguró que la médica cumplió con todos los requisitos legales de su proceso migratorio: “Mi esposa siguió todos los pasos legales. Es una médica dedicada y una madre amorosa. Milena merece estar en casa, no en un centro de detención”. Distintas organizaciones advierten que no se trata de un hecho aislado, sino de una serie de casos recientes que generan preocupación entre médicos inmigrantes que trabajan legalmente en el país. La denuncia también fue respaldada por Project IMG, organización que conoce a la doctora desde hace años y que, además de alertar sobre el caso, destacó su trayectoria, liderazgo y compromiso con la atención en comunidades vulnerables. En menos de una semana, dos médicos venezolanos con residencia legal en EE. UU. fueron detenidos mientras ejercían en comunidades locales, un hecho que encendió las alarmas entre organizaciones médicas y grupos de apoyo a migrantes. #VPItv

Colony Ridge defrauded tens of thousands of Hispanic borrowers. Trump's DOJ settled for $68M. Victims get zero. $20M goes to law enforcement that may be used to deport the people who were robbed.