Immigration

Florida officials are appealing an injunction that freezes a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people who came to the country illegally to enter Florida if they elude immigration authorities.

After the judge issued her order extension, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a memo to state and local law enforcement officers telling them to refrain from enforcing the law, even though he disagreed with it.

A handful of Florida universities, including UF, are now officially signed on to have campus cops help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, while faculty at three universities have asked for a halt to the program.

Lawyers and families across the U.S. are seeing more people being detained at immigration appointments, striking fear into the immigrant community.

The terminations come amidst widespread immigration enforcement efforts throughout the state and country.

News reports of noncitizens being unexpectedly detained have dominated headlines recently. Those being detained include noncitizens who hold lawful permanent residency status.

Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez, 20, was in a car that was stopped just past the Georgia state line by the Florida Highway Patrol.

Family members of the men say they are asylum seekers who were wrongfully detained and deported to El Salvador's maximum security prison known as CECOT.

The little-known 2021 settlement was meant to shield some undocumented immigrants in county jails from being handed over to federal authorities if they were victims or witnesses of a crime. Getting the county to abide is more pressing now that the conditions at the Krome Detention Center are attracting widespread scrutiny — including from county Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

After President Trump pledged to deport masses of undocumented immigrants, some worry that immigration-related services like intercountry adoption may get more complicated.

Mayor Buddy Dyer sent a letter to Attorney General James Uthmeier explaining the city plans to follow state and federal laws regarding immigration enforcement.

Alachua County Public Schools in February released guidelines that state ICE agents can interview and remove students, with or without a warrant. Dozens of teachers, parents and community members have spent the past few school board meetings voicing concerns over these policies.