Department of Homeland Security

Gov. Ron. DeSantis said the state is looking forward to increasing the flights, which are being conducted by DHS and have removed about 100 detainees over the past few days.

A lawsuit filed in federal court for the District of Columbia against the agency and ICE says the arrests of thousands of people at court have stripped them of rights afforded to them under immigration law and the Constitution.

The eight Democrats said they introduced the "No Cages in the Everglades Act." The bill faces long odds of passage in the House, where Republicans hold a 220-212 majority.

The Everglades immigrant detention facility has come under fire by Democratic lawmakers who toured it over the weekend and reported harsh and horrific conditions.

A DHS official dismissed the report by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times, saying many of the detainees counted as '"noncriminals" are "terrorists, human rights abusers, gangsters and more" without U.S. rap sheets.

A government report showed lax oversight in Allende's department and his inability to account for 2,200 missing vehicles valued at $57 million in the state's fleet.

A FEMA program that provides the most hurricane aid to Florida – nearly $300 million – has been slashed by the Trump administration. The hurricane season begins June 1.

The registry will be mandatory for people 14 and older who doesn't have legal status. Those who fail to do so could face fines, imprisonment or both.

Two Floridians who used to lead the agency support the president's review council, but they caution that federal emergency management is needed. Few states have more at risk than Florida.

On "Florida Matters," former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson talks immigration policy, and NPR's Frank Langfitt turns his foreign correspondent lens on the U.S.

The action comes as the Legislature weighed measures to give local law enforcement more authority to enforce federal immigration laws and place enforcement under the Department of Agriculture.

The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return.