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Federal court orders Florida to explain its standing in immigration suit against Biden
Moody and DeSantis have made a high-profile issue of criticizing the federal government’s handling of immigration issues
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida immigration, President Biden, Attorney General Ashley Moody
Lawsuit challenges Florida law that restricts employment of Chinese faculty at public universities
The challenge alleges, in part, that the law is unconstitutional because it is trumped by federal immigration laws
Tags: Florida News, Education, Ron DeSantis, China, Florida public universities, Florida immigration
DeSantis signs bill targeting 'community' IDs for migrants in Florida
Rep. Johanna Lopez, D-Orlando, said 'restricting access to valid identification jeopardizes public safety'
By Jim Turner and Ryan Dailey, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, community ID, Florida ID cards, Florida immigration
Florida Republicans back bills that target 'community IDs' issued to immigrants
Bill sponsor Blaise Ingoglia said the legislation is part of Florida being 'at the forefront of fighting illegal immigration'
By News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, community ID, Florida immigration
Federal appeals court orders another look at pro-DeSantis immigration ruling
The jurisdiction issue involves whether Florida had legal standing to challenge the immigration policies
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, immigration ruling, Florida immigration
Florida Republicans want to ban cities from using ID cards for undocumented immigrants
Ingoglia said the bill and other legislation are designed to 'take away the magnets' that help attract undocumented immigrants to Florida
Tags: Florida News, Florida immigration, ID cards
Statewide grand jury calls for ways to curb illegal immigration in Florida
The grand jury, impaneled last year at the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis, also issued four earlier reports
Tags: Florida News, illegal immigration, Florida immigration, Ron DeSantis
Federal judge refuses to block law barring Chinese land ownership in Florida
An attorney for the plaintiffs argued the state has relied on 'pernicious stereotypes'
Tags: Florida News, Chinese land ownership law, Florida immigration, Florida property ownership, Ron DeSantis, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese government, Fair Housing Act, Florida property law
Advocates call for injunction against Florida's new immigration law
The law makes it a felony to transport into the state people who enter the country illegally
Tags: Florida News, Florida E-verify, Florida immigration, Ron DeSantis, immigration law
Another state dropped from list of invalid driver’s licenses in Florida
The list is now down to certain types of licenses from two states
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida immigration, Florida driver's licenses, driver's license list, invalid license in Florida, Florida immigration law
New Florida immigration law could have ‘unintended consequences,’ says Agriculture Commissioner
The law is among a series of measures adopted by state Republican leaders in recent years targeting immigrants entering the country from Mexico
By Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Wilton Simpson, Ron DeSantis, Florida immigration law, Florida immigration
Two states removed from list of driver's licenses deemed invalid in Florida
'Someone who is in our country illegally and has violated our laws should not possess a government-issued ID,' Gov. DeSantis said.
Tags: Florida News, Florida driver's license, Florida banned licenses, Florida immigration, Florida immigration law, Ron DeSantis
Migrant workers and advocates challenge new Florida immigration law
The groups argue the law is vague and will lead to 'unlawful arrest, prosecution and harassment'
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Florida immigration law, Florida immigration, Ron DeSantis, migrant workers in Florida, Florida immigration advocates
Biden Administration points to Supreme Court ruling to argue against Florida immigration challenge
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys filed a 41-page brief that focused, in part, on a June 23 Supreme Court decision
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden, Florida immigration law, Supreme Court, Florida immigration
Gov. DeSantis releases list of invalid out-of-state driver’s licenses under new Florida immigration law
The prohibited licenses mostly offer limited driving privileges to undocumented immigrants while not being considered valid identification
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida driver's license, immigration, invalid driver's license, SB1718, Florida immigration law, Florida undocumented immigrants, Florida immigration
Florida Gov. DeSantis defends migrant flights to California
He called for states to be 'more aggressive' in immigration enforcement
By Dara Kam and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida
Tags: Orlando Area News, Ron DeSantis, Florida migrant flights, Texas flights, California flights, Ron DeSantis, Florida immigration, immigration enforcement
Florida confirms role in migrant flights to California, calling them 'voluntary'
The confirmation Tuesday came after days of Florida staying mum
Tags: Florida News, Florida migrant flights, Ron DeSantis, immigration laws, Florida immigration
Florida Agriculture Commissioner says farmers will face 'challenges,' amid new immigration legislation
The law requires businesses to use the federal E-Verify system to check employees’ immigration status
Tags: Florida News, Florida immigration, immigration laws, Ron DeSantis, Florida jobs, Florida agriculture, Florida tourism, Florida farming
Gov. DeSantis wants to send Florida troops, officers to 'stand ready' at Texas border
The governor wants to to help with border control as he nears an expected announcement of a White House bid
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida immigration, U.S. immigration, Ron DeSantis, border control, DeSantis presidential bid
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs anti-immigration bill into law, requiring E-Verify and funding migrant transport
'The Florida Legislature is punishing the wrong people for that and, in the process, dehumanizing their existence'
Tags: Florida News, Florida immigration, Ron DeSantis, E-Verify, immigration law, migrant flights, undocumented immigrant, illegal immigration
‘Heaven has borders’: Florida Republicans advance controversial immigration bill
The bill includes includes stepping up requirements on businesses to check the immigration status of workers
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida immigration, immigration bill, Florida immigrant communities
Immigrant-advocacy groups drop lawsuit over DeSantis administration's migrant flights
The lawsuit was based on a now-moot part of the state budget that was used to fund the flights, which sparked a national controversy
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis migrant flights, Florida migrant flights, Florida immigration, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Americans for Immigrant Justice, Hope CommUnity Center, Slideshow
Op-ed: ‘The immigrant community in Florida is facing an unprecedented attack’
Florida immigration bills currently being discussed put unnecessary and cruel obstacles to participation in nearly every part of daily life
By Omar Johnson and Ricardo Cortijo
Tags: Views + Opinions, Florida immigration law, Florida immigration, Florida immigrant community, Ron DeSantis
Appeals court rejects challenge to Florida law that bans sanctuary cities
The appeals court said plaintiffs did not have legal standing to challenge the law
Tags: Florida News, Florida sanctuary cities, immigration law, Ron DeSantis, Florida immigration
Florida legislature gives DeSantis permission and a budget to transport migrants out of state to so-called ‘sanctuary’ areas
House Democrats called the measure a ‘political ploy’ to help DeSantis
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, Ron DeSantis, migrant flights, Florida immigration, Florida legislature, SB 6-B
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By Chloe Greenberg
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By McKenna Schueler
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