Immigrants

When Milton hit last October, hundreds of residents were rescued from a flooded apartment complex in Clearwater. Leaders of a nonprofit group tells us what has happened since.

As Trump ramps up mass-deportation efforts, Suncoast Searchlight found Florida jails have become a main pipeline for ICE arrests — sweeping up thousands of immigrants on minor charges before their local cases are resolved. Among them is Bradenton resident Oscar Romero Santos, whose wife is now struggling to keep their family and business afloat after his sudden deportation.

Panelists criticized what they say are extreme tactics under President Donald Trump and his administration.

With less federal support, resettlement agencies say they're trying to help refugees, who arrived before the ban, start their lives in the U.S.

About 20 people attended the public forum hosted at the Manatee Unitarian Universalist Church in Bradenton in partnership with Onward and Empowered Florida Inc.

Crews disproportionately made of young, Mexican men bale pine straw by hand. They're not always fairly compensated.

The district police chief explained how he had mistakenly applied for a program that aids federal immigration agents. The application is no longer being considered.

The exhibit at the Tampa Bay History Center highlights Spanish immigrants who came to the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed off on state immigration legislation he called the toughest in the nation, and ex-federal prosecutor Larry Keefe was named executive director of Florida's immigration board. Meanwhile, Florida lawmakers have rushed to pass laws and budget funds to help President Donald Trump's strategy of mass deportations.

Immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally have changed their travel patterns and are making plans for advocates to care for their children if they are deported.

A spokesperson for the Florida Fellowship of Hispanic Councils and Evangelical Institutions, said community members, including many who supported Donald Trump in the last election cycle, now feel devastated and abandoned.

Immigrant communities across the nation are on high alert, including in the Tampa Bay region, which is home to more than 80,000 people without the required legal documents.