Last year, Florida passed legislation requiring state and local law enforcement to participate in immigration enforcement and ...

Florida’s immigration landscape shifted dramatically in 2025 as Gov. Ron DeSantis and state lawmakers enacted some of the ...

About 20,000 people living in Florida in 2025 were detained and transferred to federal immigration custody, state officials ...

Florida is awaiting approval from federal officials to open a third immigration detention center, following “Alligator ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to reporters during a press conference as he stands on the airplane runway of Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee, Florida, on Friday, July 25, 2025. PHOTO BY AL DIAZ ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California (THE CONVERSATION) The unexpected ...

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Democratic Sen. Tina Polsky speaking at a Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, press conference in the Florida Capitol, along with Senate Democratic Leader Lori Berman and Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith. They oppose ...