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The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe in Miami

Miami Beach v spring break: revelers and residents mourn city’s restrictions

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Miami Beach Police patrol before a curfew goes into effect during spring break on 24 March 2022. Photograph: Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images

There is a different look to spring break in Miami Beach this year, as hordes of students descend from around the country for the annual ritual of sunshine and youthful hedonism.

The palm trees, soft sands and cool blue Atlantic waters that draw tens of thousands to the month-long party are still there. Except now they’re obscured by scores of armed law enforcement officers, many sent at the behest of Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis.

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