Immigration Policy

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

The new policy would expand the definition of public charge, or someone who relies too much on government assistance.

The measure also prohibits undocumented students from enrolling in adult general education programs in high schools and state colleges, which help prepare those taking the GED exam for the equivalency of a high school diploma.

A surge in immigration arrests in South Florida has alarmed immigrant rights advocates and detainee families, who are pleading for local law enforcement authorities to end their cooperation with federal immigration agencies in detaining suspected undocumented immigrants.

Florida follows a national trend of an increase in deportation orders, which hit an all-time high of 79,000 in June, the most orders issued in a month so far in President Donald Trump’s second term.

U.S. authorities have not publicly identified the man, but a Mexico official confirmed his name. Jeffers said Yezzika Alamilla, the man's wife, told them he had been visiting the U.S. on a tourist visa.

Out of 394 law enforcement agencies in the state, 272 have active 287(g) taskforce officer agreements, according to data provided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the center was always meant to be only temporary until more permanent detention centers could be secured, and federal officials now have that capacity.

After nine delayed immigration hearings, a respected indigenous Guatemalan leader in Lake Worth Beach recently made a surprise visit from an immigration center in Arizona – before she's to be deported

Out of the $90 million in grants, $30.3 million is for new awards and $57 million are additional funds for law enforcement agencies that had already asked for assistance.

DeSantis said he's glad Florida can take a back seat in the Trump administration's war to quash undocumented immigration during a Brevard County press conference.

It reports vendors were told detainees would be moved from the facility by the start of June.