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Florida rushes to enforce new immigration laws
DeSantis has called for casting a broader net. Earlier this month, DeSantis announced a new agreement between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Florida Highway Patrol that expands state officers' ability to interrogate, arrest and detain immigrants and carry out "street-level 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,
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Florida Businessman Sentenced in Migrant Labor, Payroll Scheme
A Florida business man was sentenced to 48 months in prison, ordered to forfeit over $5.5 million plus real properties and cash, and pay over $55 million in restitution for conspiracy to commit wire ...
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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 ...
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Florida holds off updating population projections because of immigration uncertainties
Florida’s Demographic Estimating Conference decided not to make any updates because of changes to federal and state immigration policies.
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 ...