Undocumented Immigrants

Data show most migrants the Trump administration is deporting, including in South Florida, are non-criminals — and increasingly they're people who are being sent back to countries they haven't seen in decades.

Last year, the state eliminated a tuition benefit that let students receive in-state tuition, regardless of their immigration status.

It shows how federal and state policies have pushed immigrants and their family members into a state of social isolation.

Faced with an indefinite amount of time in detention, Maria Martinez chose to return to Mexico instead of fight her deportation case.

They are calling attention to what they describe as inhumane conditions and to demand the release of those held inside by state and federal authorities.

In Florida, where the governor has promised to lead the immigration crackdown, increased arrests mirror the national trend, especially for those with no criminal background.

Maria Martinez, 22, who is in the country without legal documentation, was stopped for a traffic violation in North Port, then handed over to ICE. Her family hopes she can be released on bond.

The discussion at the Manatee Tiger Bay Club focused on the impact of state and federal immigration policies on the immigrant community.

At the Krome Detention Center reports have poured in about a lack of water and food, unsanitary confinement and medical neglect.

They're making their voices heard in Tallahassee. They hope to convince legislators that eliminating in-state tuition for students like them does more harm than good.

“My husband, a father living in the United States, married to an American citizen with no criminal record, has been unjustly detained by ICE,” wrote the family of Eduardo Nuñez Gonzalez, a Cuban man with Spanish citizenship.

The call comes after the Trump administration removed schools as a protected area from immigration enforcement, and the state said schools "should cooperate."