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How Florida is implementing its new immigration laws
Florida officials aren't wasting time implementing their new legislation, which increases penalties for crimes committed by immigrants in the country without legal authorization and allocates nearly $300 million toward beefing up state and local participation in federal immigration enforcement.
Here’s what immigration crackdowns mean for Florida’s workforce
Fidel Sanchez remembers how hard things got after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law tightening restrictions on immigration in 2023. Out of nearly 80 workers and their families who used to work on his Plant City strawberry and vegetable farm,
Four Florida sheriffs tapped for council advising new state immigration enforcement board
Four sheriffs have been appointed to a council advising Florida's newly created immigration enforcement board, which will ensure federal immigration laws are enforced in the state.
DeSantis expands Florida's immigration enforcement efforts to more state departments
The new agreements involve the Florida State Guard, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the FDLE.
Florida Immigration Enforcement Board and Council: Who's on it?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state's efforts to support President Donald Trump's administration's enforcement of immigration in the United States was moving "full speed ahead." He introduced Larry Leefe as the executive director of the state's new immigration enforcement board.
'Toughest immigration legislation': Florida pushes through new immigration laws
The US state of Florida is pushing through new immigration laws for the state, after its Governor Ron Desantis signed off on what he called the "toughest immigration legislation" in the country, with harsh penalties for undocumented immigrants,
Cuban migrant brings white powder to Florida ICE center, hospitalizing guard and prompting evacuation
A migrant brought a suspicious white powdery substance to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Florida on ...
White powder brought to Florida ICE center by Cuban migrant causes guard to fall ill, forces building evacuation
Both the guard and migrant were at first quarantined until the powder was identified before they were taken to the hospital ...
Florida holds off updating population projections because of uncertainties over immigration policies
Florida officials are holding off updating the state's population projections because of uncertainties about how the ...
Florida appeals court backs DeSantis in legal battle over records of migrant flights
The case involves some of Florida’s most powerful political appointees, including the state’s new attorney general.
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Federal agents are rounding up migrants in Florida, but specifics are spotty. Here’s what we know.
But in Florida, and across the nation, most of the operations are shrouded in mystery, providing no clear account of how many migrants have been detained and whether the focus is on those with ...
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Florida Enacts Immigration-Related Laws Expanding Law Enforcement, Restricting In-State Tuition, and Increasing Criminal Penalties
On February 13, 2025, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 2-C and Senate Bill (SB) 4-C, immigration-related legislation that addresses a variety of matters, including ...
Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage appointed to Florida Immigration Enforcement Council
Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage joins Florida’s new Immigration Enforcement Council to help combat illegal ...
Florida leads nation in pending immigration cases
The Donald Trump administration recently fired more than a dozen immigration judges, actions that experts say contradict a ...
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Client Alert: Florida Immigration Update
Prior to taking office, President Trump promised his constituents that he would be tough on immigration. In keeping with this ...