The organization operated from 2021 to 2025 using irregular crossings, falsified documents and private flights; the case includes asylum fraud and money laundering.
At an event in Fort Myers, he described ships passing the island after the war with Iran and mentioned sending Marco Rubio to close a possible deal.
The Cuban-born naturalized Mexican citizen says an employee questioned her nationality when she applied for her first passport.
The Islamorada crew inspected a Bayliner boat; authorities said its two occupants had denied asylum applications.
The stay allows the government to keep registration closed while its appeal proceeds and leaves applicants without a current timetable.
The man was located about 16 miles east of Key Biscayne and received assistance from marine units and the Coast Guard.
