Immigration Policy

A Government Accountability Office report says ICE's lack of planning while expanding detention and operations led to wasteful spending.

The lawsuit, brought by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Americans for Immigrant Justice, alleges systemic abuse at the facility. According to the complaint, ICE has used the Miramar building since October 2025 to hold individuals for days at a time, violating the agency's own policy limiting holds of detainees to 12 hours.

An undocumented student at the University of Central Florida had his college path turned upside down when he was detained by federal immigration agents. As he approaches graduation, he's reflecting on the statewide change banning students like him from attending university.

"I'm very strong on the borders — and she isn't," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office after being asked about Salazar's campaign ad video condemning and torching his deportation agenda.

Recent rule changes mean Florida's public universities and colleges will have to verify that all their students are legally in the United States.

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.

Chaos unfolds at the Miami immigration court after judges are assigned mega master calendars, hearings where judges see more than 100 immigrants at once.

The increase began in June and accelerated in July, with less public exposure than during Trump's first year. Texas and Florida accounted for nearly 20,000 of the July arrests.

It now must be approved by the State Board of Education, which will hold a meeting on the matter next month, to take effect.

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.