by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | June 29, 2026
Dear Friend, This last week saw devastating news for members of both the Venezuelan and Haitian diaspora, both of whom call Florida home in large numbers. On June 24, two catastrophic back-to-back earthquakes — magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 — struck near Caracas and the...
by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | June 25, 2026
Orlando, FL: Wednesday evening’s 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes were among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century and could be felt throughout the region. Right now, we know that at least 164 people have been killed and more than 1,000 are...
by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | June 25, 2026
Orlando, FL: Today, the Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to remove legal protections from thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants in the United States, meaning they could now be subject to deportation. The court, on a 6-3 vote...
by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | June 22, 2026
Orlando, FL: Today, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced changes to sloth ownership in Florida. You can read the full policy change memo here. It reads, in part: “After the expiration of EO 26-12, Permits to Import Class III...
by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | June 22, 2026
ORLANDO, Fla. — State Representative Dr. Anna V. Eskamani, in partnership with Alchemy Hair Salon and Blevins & Adams Law Group, will host Pints + Pigtails, a hands-on hairstyling night benefiting Harbor House of Central Florida and its mission to support...
