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The gathering outside the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach was to call attention to the case of Claudia Rodriguez Caglianone in hopes of getting the Venezuelan immigrant released from detention.

A surge in immigration arrests in South Florida has alarmed immigrant rights advocates and detainee families, who are pleading for local law enforcement authorities to end their cooperation with federal immigration agencies in detaining suspected undocumented immigrants.

U.S. authorities have not publicly identified the man, but a Mexico official confirmed his name. Jeffers said Yezzika Alamilla, the man's wife, told them he had been visiting the U.S. on a tourist visa.

Non-traditional state agencies, from college police to wildlife protection, have been pulled into immigration enforcement.

The incident has opened a can of worms after a federal judge was notified that 47 detainees were evacuated in direct violation of court orders.

Residents in Arcadia woke to reports of ICE agents heading to their neighborhood. Our immigration reporter explains what happened, what authorities confirmed and how the operation affected the community.

The 28-year-old was among four occupants of a vehicle that stopped in the parking lot of a gas station and convenience store before 7 a.m. on Tuesday.

The State Immigration Enforcement Council said not enough local agencies are participating in 287(g) pacts, but immigrant advocates say agreements have already gone too far.

Florida has embraced the Trump administration’s aggressive stance on immigration enforcement. But what happens when residents push back and ask local elected leaders to take a stand against it?

The surge has largely flown under the public’s radar, as many start as run-of-the-mill police traffic stops.

Immigrant detainees have told courts across the nation that officials have failed to treat or stabilize their conditions, suggesting that systemic lapses in care extend well beyond record deaths in custody.

In 2014, Michael Barfield sued the City of Sarasota after officials refused to hand over public records they said were under federal control. He told WUSF it's the same argument being made now by ICE directives.