Florida sheriffs fall in line with Trump’s mass deportation efforts

Under the agreements, sheriffs’ deputies with special training can process immigration ‘detainers’ issued by federal authorities to keep inmates in jail

by Dara Kam, News Service of Florida February 26, 2025April 17, 2025

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Florida appeals court backs DeSantis in legal battle over records of migrant flights

The decision means the group can’t recover its attorney’s fees in the two-year legal fight, which it expected the state to pay

by Garrett Shanley, Fresh Take Florida February 19, 2025February 27, 2025

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Larry Keefe, who helped plan controversial migrant flights, to head Florida immigration enforcement

He was handed power to distribute some of the $250 million in grants designated for local law enforcement that work with federal immigration agencies

by Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix February 18, 2025July 3, 2025

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Rick Scott has yet to comment on DeSantis repealing in-state tuition for Dreamers

The law is now scheduled to go into effect on July 1

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix February 17, 2025March 19, 2025

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DeSantis says Florida universities shouldn’t admit immigrants living in the state illegally

‘For those students who are currently enrolled, the vast majority of them — they will drop out of school,’ predicted Orange County Democratic Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith

by Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix February 14, 2025April 3, 2025

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs compromise immigration bill, ends battle with Republican lawmakers

Thursday’s action concluded a surprisingly bitter and rare disagreement between the Republican governor and GOP-led House and Senate

by Diego Perdomo, Fresh Take Florida February 14, 2025May 14, 2025

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Florida bill would impose harsher penalties for immigrants driving without a license

Orlando Democratic Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith raised concerns, considering the deficiencies in Florida’s public transit system

by Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix February 13, 2025July 1, 2025

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Florida immigration bills draw backlash over death penalty, repeal of in-state tuition

The bills cleared the respective budget committees mostly along party lines

by Mitch Perry and Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix February 13, 2025February 19, 2025

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Florida lawmakers to hold yet another special session targeting Trump’s immigration crackdown

‘Florida will help the Trump administration to deliver on the president’s historic mandate to end illegal immigration,’ DeSantis said

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida February 11, 2025February 14, 2025

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DeSantis says Florida’s Highway Patrol is now allowed to arrest people over immigration status

The governor has placed highway patrol at the forefront of his ‘interior enforcement’ efforts

by Florida Phoenix February 10, 2025February 24, 2025

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Amid dispute with Florida GOP, DeSantis says ‘we’ll land the plane’ on immigration

DeSantis on Monday said Republicans should focus on ‘policy that makes a difference’

by Dara Kam, News Service of Florida February 4, 2025April 11, 2025

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DeSantis proposes $115.6 billion Florida budget with tax cuts on guns, increased immigration spending

The budget calls for increasing pay for state law-enforcement officers, new sales-tax holiday’ on guns and more

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida February 3, 2025May 14, 2025

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DeSantis vows to veto Florida GOP’s latest immigration bill

DeSantis repeatedly called the bill ‘weak’ and ‘pathetic’ and lobbed personal attacks at his foes

by Dara Kam, News Service of Florida January 30, 2025April 5, 2025

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Florida archbishop’s message to Trump: ‘Migrants are not a problem’

‘Our broken immigration laws are a problem, but the migrants are not a problem. These people represent an opportunity’

by Gabriel Velasquez Neira, Fresh Take Florida January 29, 2025April 1, 2025

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Florida GOP passes immigration bill DeSantis trashes as ‘weak, weak, weak’

‘They think by putting the name of a strong president on a weak bill that is somehow going to pull the wool over the eyes,’ DeSantis said

by Ella Thompson, Fresh Take Florida January 29, 2025February 14, 2025

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Florida Republicans defy DeSantis’ immigration plan, advance Trump-inspired proposal instead

Monday’s battle over the immigration issues was a stark departure from the GOP’s unity that’s been the hallmark of DeSantis’ relationship with the Legislature over the past six years

by Dara Kam, News Service of Florida January 28, 2025February 21, 2025

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Florida lawmakers rebuke DeSantis immigration plan, threaten to override budget veto

‘I want criminal illegal immigrants to be deported efficiently and effectively, and the best way to do that is to follow the leadership of President Trump,’ Albritton said

by Jim Saunders, Dara Kam and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida January 27, 2025February 9, 2025

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Florida Republican lawmakers file flurry of bills to crack down on immigration

DeSantis called the special session because he wants lawmakers to help carry out Trump’s immigration policies

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida January 27, 2025February 11, 2025

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DeSantis vows to fight like a ‘junkyard dog’ until Florida lawmakers pass Trump-aligned immigration reforms

‘These issues — the immigration and election integrity — I’m not letting go,’ he said

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix January 24, 2025May 30, 2025

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Florida advocacy groups urge immigrants without legal status to know their rights

‘Here in Florida, I want people to also understand we’re not talking about 100,000 or 200,000 people. We’re talking about over a million people in the state’

by Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix January 23, 2025June 3, 2025