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Orange County moves to restrict how long ICE can hold people in the county jail
Advocates with the local Immigrants Are Welcome Here coalition celebrated the move as a victory Tuesday.
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Florida seeks to bar undocumented immigrants from state colleges
Students would have to “provide clear and convincing documentation that he or she is a citizen of the United States or lawfully present in the United States,” before admission
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Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ under federal control? Answer could decide environmental groups’ case
Chief Judge William Pryor appeared skeptical of the environmental lawyers’ argument that the federal government is the primary caretaker
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DeSantis signs bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote — voting rights group sue
It will take effect Jan. 1, 2027
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Demings extends deadline for renegotiating ICE agreement, blames government shutdown
This is the second time the Orange County mayor has extended the deadline to renegotiate.
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ICE-friendly Florida leads nation in immigration arrests
The Miami-based ICE field office has arrested more people on immigration charges than any other field office in the U.S.
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Paul Renner wants ‘permanent’ ban on Muslim immigration if elected governor
“Long-term compatibility of Islam in this country does not exist,” Renner said
Posted inOrlando Area News
Are ICE agents being deployed to Orlando International Airport?
An MCO spokesperson told Orlando Weekly Monday afternoon the airport “has not been notified” by feds that it will be staffed with ICE officers
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Jerry Demings applauds GOP sheriffs for speaking against federal immigration efforts
“They have gone overboard,” Orange County Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Demings said of ICE
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Feds offer no confirmation on whether ICE will open new office near UCF
The U.S. General Services Administration has offered conflicting answers and information on plans to expand ICE’s presence in Orlando.
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‘Incoherent’: DeSantis slams sheriffs’ pushback on deporting undocumented immigrants
DeSantis called the idea of a citizenship path for crime-free undocumented immigrants “incoherent” and ill-advised
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Sheriff Grady Judd still backs ICE, but calls for ‘path forward’ on immigration
Judd, a top Republican and favorite of Gov. DeSantis, doubled down by again calling for an end to deportations of undocumented immigrants who “add to society”
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Florida sheriffs rebel against Trump and DeSantis mass deportation efforts
It’s a striking shift from law enforcement in the nation’s most aggressive anti-undocumented immigration state
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FEMA lifts environmental hold on $608M grant for ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ ‘Deportation Depot’
The Trump administration lifted an environmental funding hold that had stalled the dollars for months
Posted inOrlando Area News
Orange County leaders unanimously approve resolution opposing proposed ICE facility
The resolution is symbolic, but demonstrates a united commitment “to public safety, to the rule of law and to treating every person with dignity,” per Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings.
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Orange County crafts resolution opposing an ICE detention facility
The resolution doesn’t have any teeth to stop a new facility, but it does offer a look at where Orange County leaders stand
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Orlando airport authority launches food drive for TSA workers affected by DHS funding lapse
The federal funding lapse began last month with a disagreement in Congress over Democrats’ proposed reforms to ICE
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Florida planned $645M for waste company Doodie Calls at detention centers
Emergency managers say projected costs at migrant detention centers have since been revised downward
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Timeline of confusion: Cost projections for ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ ‘Deportation Depot’
Nearly 3,000 pages of records show the Florida Division of Emergency Management adjusted calculations several times between June and November
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Trump’s immigration agenda sows fear among Central Florida tourism workers
About one-third of the nation’s hospitality industry workforce — in hotels, airports, restaurants and theme parks — are immigrants.