Immigration Policy

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."

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.

A man recently released from the Everglades immigration detention center said conditions are torturous, inhumane and a waste of taxpayer resources.

The national push would see roughly 300 federal employees placed in flexible office spaces across 90 cities

In the first seven months of President Trump's second term, authorities arrested and detained parents of at least 11,000 U.S. citizen children — a number that, if the pace held up, would have roughly doubled by now.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said his agency has been consistent on immigration enforcement as other Florida sheriffs made headlines expressing opinion that some enforcement has gone too far.

This comes after Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, chair of the State Immigration Enforcement Council, said immigrants who aren’t criminals should be able to stay in the country under certain conditions.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," Tampa Police Benevolent Association President Brandon Barclay addressed revisions to the police department's immigration enforcement policies.

While the State Immigration Enforcement Council's priority continues to be to remove undocumented immigrants who are violating the law, members have significantly softened their stance for immigrants who do not have criminal records.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has threatened the removal of Mayor Jane Castor for such policies.