Immigration

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with the statewide president of the United Faculty of Florida about the Board of Governors' decision to ban undocumented students from enrollment at the state’s public universities. Plus, we remember the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and a look at how PACs are spending money in Florida’s midterm elections.

Lt. Gov. Jay Collins said the rule, which would take effect in the 2027-28 academic year, was “common sense.”

The Lindsay Clancy case in Massachusetts has sparked conversations about perinatal mood disorders. Many of us are trying to learn more about postpartum psychosis. A local expert is here to oblige.

Rebookings of immigrants into local jails are an effort to circumvent federal rules and regulations, legal experts say. Our nationwide analysis shows that in the past year, two Florida jails had unusually high numbers of rebookings.

A pair of private, for-profit companies involved in the controversial operations and medical care at Alligator Alcatraz are positioning themselves as potential contractors for at least five new adult detention facilities sought by the Florida Highway Patrol.

State and local police have been collecting information about people they suspect of being in the country without legal documentation – and filing it in a database.

Seven FIU students scored a major free speech victory over their university, days before the start of the fall semester.

In a time of changing immigration policy, scammers are taking advantage of the confusion and fear. Here's how the lawyers whose identities are being used to defraud immigrants are coping with the onslaught of AI scams.

Florida law enforcement officers are collecting names, photographs, addresses and other personal information about people they suspect may be undocumented and uploading it to a centralized state database.

Tania Rosa Rodriguez, 57, applied for citizenship in 2017 and was naturalized in 2018. On her application, Rodriguez stated under penalty of perjury that she had never committed a crime.

The GOP gubernatorial candidate also says he'll follow Ron DeSantis' precedent of removing 'rogue' state attorneys.

The formal Request for Information paints a picture of what the state is planning: multiple contractor-run detention centers throughout Florida, each holding up to 50 adults "under the oversight of the U.S. Government."