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EPISODE · Aug 26, 2026 · 48 MIN

Florida’s shadowy immigration database, and remembering the Buffalo Soldiers

from Florida Matters · host WUSF Public Media

State and local police have been collecting information about people they suspect of being in the country without legal documentation – and filing it in a database.President Trump wants to change the childhood immunization schedule. Florida pediatricians aren’t happy with his executive order.We also learn about a Tampa connection to the Buffalo Soldiers, the first all-Black regular U.S. Army regiments established by Congress in 1866.In between, we take a dip in Florida’s waterways with WUSF’s environmental reporters.Follow us on social media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WUSFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wusfpublicmedia/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsN1ZItTKcJ4AGsBIni3

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