Immigration

For nearly three years, Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly extended an immigration state of emergency. Democrats say it's an overreach and they're filing legislation to limit that power.

Attorneys for the detainees are seeking a preliminary injunction to improve communication with their clients. They claim current practices make it difficult to meet before key deadlines.

In Miramar, immigration enforcement officials celebrated a Florida operation that resulted in the arrests and deportation of more than 230 people in 10 days. And they made it clear they will not make exceptions for Venezuelans who recently lost their legal status.

Education leaders watching how immigration policies affect schools expect classrooms to get emptier every year, but this year, they were caught off guard by falling enrollment rates in some of Florida’s largest districts.

Anthony Coker, who has been the state’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Liaison, was tapped to replace Larry Keefe, who has served as the executive director of the state board since its inception.

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams previously ordered the facility to wind down operations, but that injunction was put on hold by an appellate court panel.

A lawsuit released Thursday by Uthmeier's office alleges that California and Washington have not complied with federal safety and immigration-status requirements in issuing commercial driver's licenses.

In a new pastoral letter, Pensacola–Tallahassee Bishop William Wack calls for compassion for migrants and links immigration to the Church’s pro-life teaching, urging Catholics to look past partisanship.

In the latest legal salvo over the immigrant-detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” an environmental group Tuesday filed a lawsuit alleging that state officials have improperly withheld public records, including documents about Florida’s efforts to get federal money for the facility.

The DOJ admits detainees likely include people who have never been in removal proceedings while arguing they don't have enough in common to be certified as a class in a lawsuit over access to attorneys.