Immigration

Maria Elena Hernandez is among seven people asking a federal judge to stop the Trump administration from ending the Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, program.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management has invited state legislators and members of Congress to tour the immigration detention facility in the Everglades.

Immigrant rights organizations sued the state arguing that its new law conflicts with federal immigration law, and under longstanding Supreme Court precedent, states must bow to federal law in the event of such conflicts.

The latest vote comes after Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter to the city demanding commissioners reverse their decision or face removal from office.

In addition to appealing to the 11th U.S. Circuit, Florida has asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay of the ruling. If granted, enforcement of the law could proceed while the underlying legal battle plays out.

The Florida Republican senator and Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, on Monday introduced the Equal Representation Act to exclude non-U.S. citizens from the nation's decennial count.

In Florida, where the governor has promised to lead the immigration crackdown, increased arrests mirror the national trend, especially for those with no criminal background.

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit seeking to close "Alligator Alcatraz," but the Trump administration has sought to distance the federal government from the project.

U.S. Northern Command officials says the Marines will help federal authorities with "critical administrative and logistical capabilities" and will be prohibited from direct contact with individuals in ICE custody.

The lawmakers said state officials flatly denied them entry to the immigration detention facility Thursday afternoon and later were given "vague safety concerns" without any specific details.

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit last week, accompanied by the request for a temporary restraining order, to halt the immigrant detention center.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said on social media that “hundreds” of immigration detainees were to arrive at the center. A spokesman for Uthmeier confirmed that the facility is occupied.