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The DOJ admits detainees likely include people who have never been in removal proceedings while arguing they don't have enough in common to be certified as a class in a lawsuit over access to attorneys.

Florida Reps. Frederica Wilson, Kathy Castor, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Darren Soto were among 101 lawmakers who signed the letter to the Education and War departments.

Emmanuel Ayala, a semi-truck driver for the postal service who had a state concealed-weapons license, was arrested after he reported to work in 2022 while wearing a fanny pack that contained a gun, according to court documents.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Gordon was dismissed days after he was involved in the indictment of a St. Petersburg man in a major fraud case. Congresswoman Kathy Castor called the firing “potential political retaliation."

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.

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.

Those charged include 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other licensed medical professionals for their participation in fraud involving over $14.6 billion in intended loss.

The foreign nationals, both living in Florida, face charges of conspiracy and providing false information in registering to vote with the Pinellas Supervisor of Elections.

During Pam Bondi's confirmation hearing, Democrats pressed her on whether she could maintain the DOJ's independence from the White House while Republicans welcomed her as a course correction for a department that unfairly pursued Donald Trump.

The Justice Department's Office of Inspector General says one of the nation’s most prolific narcotics prosecutors flouted ethics when he drunkenly handed his business card to police investigating a crash.

One case alleges a scheme in Florida to distribute misbranded HIV drugs. Attorney General Merrick Garland says anyone profiting off the unlawful distribution of controlled substances "will be held accountable.”

Florida, three other states and four organizations challenged the Biden administration's addition of sexual orientation and gender identity to the landmark law that bars discrimination in education based on sex.