Immigration enforcement efforts across Florida are ramping up, leading to increased detentions and heightened concerns among immigrant communities.
The union representing the majority of troopers warns the agency needs millions more dollars to carry out its work.
On Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol conducted a joint operation with federal immigration officers in Jefferson County to round up 12 people believed to be in the country illegally, one of a number of raids performed around the country as the Trump administration ramps up its plans for mass deportation.
MIAMI - A South Florida man says he is traumatized after being stopped twice in two weeks by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) who demanded to see his identification, despite being a U.S. citizen. Carlos, who was born and raised in Hollywood and is of Colombian descent, believes he was racially profiled.
With immigration at the forefront of the Trump Administration, FOX 4 gets asked whether agents can go to a public school & arrest children?" The answer is: not without the right information.
Immigrants across South Florida are bracing in anticipation of a wave of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ordered by the Trump administration. The big picture: President Trump has already acted on his promise to crack down on undocumented immigrants through large-scale deportation.
DeSantis has suggested he would veto the legislation rolled out on Monday by leaders of the Florida Legislature.
The Miami office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an undocumented immigrant in Florida after discovering a crucial detail on his driver’s license. The arrest occurred amid operations launched by several federal agencies in support of the Trump administration’s mass deportation plans.
Flanked by Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the bill would deter local law enforcement from deporting undocumented immigrants.
The case drew attention amid a nationwide focus on the apprehension and deportation of undocumented immigrants.