Florida Immigration

The proposal from the Florida Department of Education would require state colleges to check all students admitted into an institution are citizens or legally allowed to be in the country. It would affect 28 public state colleges.

Opponents question whether the Department of Education has the authority to make the rule change. A hearing is scheduled for May 14.

Data show most migrants the Trump administration is deporting, including in South Florida, are non-criminals — and increasingly they're people who are being sent back to countries they haven't seen in decades.

Polk Sheriff Grady Judd says he still supports federal and state immigration enforcement, but a council he leads suggests a path forward if there is "evidence of positive community integration into our society."

Uthmeier accused the Tampa Police Department of having "sanctuary policies" regarding immigration enforcement.

Data show more than 20,600 immigration-related arrests in the state after President Trump returned to office. Their nationalities span more than 120 countries, and their ages range from 1 to 89.

Last year, the state eliminated a tuition benefit that let students receive in-state tuition, regardless of their immigration status.

Amidst reports of a heavier ICE presence in Orange County, local faith leaders are stepping up and calling for accountability and humane treatment.

Benita Cantero said life without her husband has been hard. She's dealing with liver cirrhosis while taking care of her two young children.

Then-Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed the lawsuit in September 2021 as she and Gov. Ron DeSantis made a high-profile issue of criticizing the Biden administration’s handling of immigration issues.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is in talks with law enforcement in Panama City about opening a "Panhandle Pokey" to house ICE detainees.

Faced with an indefinite amount of time in detention, Maria Martinez chose to return to Mexico instead of fight her deportation case.