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All ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ communications must be released to feds, court rules
The Florida agency must release all texts, emails, and other communications about how the migrant center was set up and run
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Information and analysis on immigration, immigrant rights, and legislation pertaining to deportation and asylum.
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer says the city can’t block feds from building ICE detention center
Dyer, who’s not seeking re-election next year, says their hands are tied by the federal supremacy clause in the U.S. Constitution.
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Here are all the U.S. House Democrats who want Kristi Noem impeached
The list includes Florida representatives Lois Frankel, Maxwell Frost, Darren Soto, Kathy Castor, Frederica Wilson and Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Student activists organize ‘Red Card’ immigrant rights campaign for Orange County schools
They’re planning to publicly present their idea to the Orange County School Board on Feb. 10
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Alex Pretti killing exposes rare GOP rift on immigration — even in Florida
The death has divided conservative leaders even within Florida — the most ICE-friendly state in the nation
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Orlando lawmaker Anna Eskamani calls to defund, abolish ICE after Alex Pretti killed
Eskamani doesn’t have the power to withhold funding from ICE, but local U.S. Congressman Maxwell Frost has similarly stated that he believes “ICE is lawless and should not exist.”
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Orlando activists plan ‘ICE Out for Good’ protest in solidarity with Minneapolis day of action
Unions, community organizers, and faith leaders in Minneapolis are organizing a one-day economic shutdown on Jan. 23 in protest of violence waged by federal ICE agents.
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Feds toured Orlando warehouse as potential new ICE detention center
Orlando City Council member cautiously ‘skeptical’ of rumored plans for ICE detention center
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The 5 biggest legal fights in the first year of Trump’s mass deportation push
The first year of Trump’s return to the White House was defined by clashes with the judiciary branch and an aggressive immigration agenda
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‘Be brave’: Advocates repeat demand for Orange County to end work with ICE after killing of Renee Good
More than a dozen people pleaded with Orange County leaders on Tuesday to seek legal clarification on its obligations to federal immigration enforcement.
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Immigration bills to watch during Florida’s 2026 session
Quashing illegal immigration remains a headlining agenda item for DeSantis and the Republican-dominated state House and Senate
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Hundreds rally at Orlando City Hall to protest ICE killing Renee Good
The rally was part of a coordinated weekend of nearly 1,200 peaceful protest actions and vigils organized across the U.S.
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Sweeping new legislation targets employers who hire undocumented immigrants
The 34-page bill would presume certain non-citizens are at fault in car accidents, severely restrict their employment, and prevent Florida banks from loaning them money
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DeSantis backs Trump’s claim that Miccosukee Tribe worked against immigration efforts
The tribe is part of a lawsuit against Florida which claims “Alligator Alcatraz” planners failed to follow federal environmental regulations
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‘Not about special treatment’: Miccosukee Tribe responds to Trump veto
Trump claimed the tribe worked against his immigration efforts, the basis he used to veto a flood protection project in the Florida Everglades
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DeSantis condemns ‘destructive’ Maduro government, announces arrests of 10K non-citizens
DeSantis stayed quiet in the first days following the operation — even though Florida boasts the largest Venezuelan community in the nation
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Trump vetoes Miccosukee flood protection, citing tribe’s opposition to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
He blamed the tribe for having “actively sought to obstruct reasonable immigration policies that the American people decisively voted for when I was elected.”
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Orange County mayor says local taxpayers ‘unfairly’ shouldering cost of federal ICE duties
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings wrote a letter to the U.S. Marshals Service on Monday seeking full reimbursement for jailing ICE detainees
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Demings says there’s nothing Orange County can do about ICE concerns
“I believe that the appropriate venue for those types of complaints is either with the federal government, with the state or the courts,” Mayor Demings said when pressed
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Florida approves cops’ requests for $2M in immigration enforcement money
The money was requested for AI language translators, pepper spray, GPS trackers, handcuffs, bonuses, and more