The Trump presidential library is another step closer to being built in downtown Miami, next door to the landmark Freedom Tower.

Miami-Dade College owns the land, which is currently used as a parking lot. Tuesday, for the second time, the college’s Board of Trustees voted to gift the land to the state of Florida, which in turn would hand it over to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation.

Unlike the first meeting, which flew under the radar since the college did not publicize the purpose of the land transfer, Tuesday's meeting featured robust public comment. There was support for hosting a presidential library, but also anger about what some see as glorifying a president who they say is anti-immigrant in a location adjacent to the Freedom Tower, a symbol of immigration.

“The proposal

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