Immigration

Freddy Antonio Tellez Lopez, who fled his home country, sought asylum in the United States and built a life in Florida, was detained for months by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Broward immigrant detention facility. Here's how he won his freedom.

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

State law requires all county correctional facilities to temporarily house ICE detainees.

A majority on the three-judge panel from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals said the Florida-run facility wasn't under federal control and didn't need to comply with federal law requiring an environmental impact review.

A hearing on the proposed rule is set for May 14 at Miami Dade College.

A lawyer for two of the detainees says the beating happened after they complained about not having phone access on April 2.

The Republican wants to overhaul the immigration system by providing legal pathways for certain immigrants in the U.S. illegally. GOP critics say her bill is too lenient, calling it "mass amnesty."

A controversial proposal that would have required nonprofits receiving Manatee County funding to verify they are not serving undocumented immigrants was withdrawn Tuesday after drawing widespread public opposition and little support from commissioners.

"To be housing ICE detainees in a detention camp in the middle of the Everglades … without making sure that they have enough access to nutritious food and the ability to sleep and have access to counsel — everything about this screams inhumane and unnecessary," U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, told reporters.

Florida has one of the largest foreign-born populations in the U.S. For some, the fate of citizenship for their new children hangs in the balance of the Supreme Court's decision on President Trump's effort to change more than a century-long practice.

Orlando commissioners oppose the idea of an immigration detention center but say federal law hinders their ability to actually stop one.

If approved, the measure would require nonprofits to certify that county funds are not used to serve those individuals, a change that could affect at least 86 organizations receiving more than $26 million annually from Manatee County Government.