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NewsTelemundo 51 Miami – Noticias LocalesAugust 11, 2026Miami-Dade

News Briefs: ICE body cameras, Miami Catholic school start, and student scholarship

This report covers the start of the 2026-2027 school year for 37,000 Miami Catholic school students, the upcoming deployment of body cameras for ICE agents, and a $20,000 robotics scholarship awarded to a Hialeah student. Additionally, it notes humanitarian efforts in South Florida for Colombia following a recent earthquake and ongoing flight disruptions in Colombian airports.

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Why It Matters

These updates impact local students, federal law enforcement transparency, and regional humanitarian response efforts.

Key Facts

  • ICE will require all field agents and officers to wear body cameras by the end of August.
  • ICE body camera footage will not be automatically public and may be withheld for privacy or investigation reasons.
  • 37,000 students began the 2026-2027 school year across 65 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Miami.
  • Hialeah student Gregory Smith received a $20,000 robotics scholarship from Florida Power & Light.
  • Gregory Smith will attend Columbia University this fall to study biomedical engineering and nanotechnology.
  • Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) is collecting humanitarian aid in South Florida for earthquake victims in Colombia.
  • Earthquake-related flight delays and cancellations are occurring at airports in Pereira, Manizales, Armenia, and Cali, Colombia.

Who's Mentioned

organizationGlobal Empowerment Mission“Humanitarian organization collecting aid for Colombia”organizationFlorida Power & Light“Provider of the robotics scholarship”personGregory Smith“Recipient of a $20,000 robotics scholarship”organizationArquidiócesis de Miami“Oversees 65 Catholic schools”organizationICE“Federal agency implementing body camera policy”other65“Number of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Miami”other37,000“Number of students returning to Catholic schools”