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Here’s what immigration crackdowns mean for Florida’s workforce
Fidel Sanchez remembers how hard things got after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law tightening restrictions on immigration in 2023. Out of nearly 80 workers and their families who used to work on his Plant City strawberry and vegetable farm,
Florida rushes to enforce new immigration laws
DeSantis has called for casting a broader net. Earlier this month, DeSantis announced a new agreement between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Florida Highway Patrol that expands state officers' ability to interrogate, arrest and detain immigrants and carry out "street-level enforcement."
DeSantis expands Florida's immigration enforcement efforts
The new agreements involve the Florida State Guard, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the FDLE.
Four Florida sheriffs tapped for council advising new state immigration enforcement board
Four sheriffs have been appointed to a council advising Florida's newly created immigration enforcement board, which will ensure federal immigration laws are enforced in the state.
Gov. DeSantis signs Florida immigration reform bills into law
Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida's controversial immigration reform bills into law after they passed both chambers of the Florida Legislature.
Florida Immigration Enforcement Board and Council: Who's on it?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state's efforts to support President Donald Trump's administration's enforcement of immigration in the United States was moving “full speed ahead.” He introduced Larry Leefe as the executive director of the state's new immigration enforcement board.
Florida begins immigration crackdown, names migrant flights official to lead enforcement
Florida’s GOP leaders named Larry Keefe as the executive director for the new State Board of Immigration Enforcement at an emergency Cabinet meeting.
2 Florida sheriffs appointed to state immigration council
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri and Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd have been appointed to the new State Immigration Enforcement Council.
'Toughest immigration legislation': Florida pushes through new immigration laws
The US state of Florida is pushing through new immigration laws for the state, after its Governor Ron Desantis signed off on what he called the "toughest immigration legislation" in the country, with harsh penalties for undocumented immigrants,
Florida holds off updating population projections because of uncertainties over immigration policies
Florida officials are holding off updating the state's population projections because of uncertainties about how the ...
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Florida’s immigration fight: Jason Pizzo bill demands all employers use E-Verify
Florida Senate Democratic Leader Jason Pizzo is critical of Republicans for not doing enough to stop illegal immigration by ...
Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage appointed to Florida Immigration Enforcement Council
Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage joins Florida’s new Immigration Enforcement Council to help combat illegal ...
Larry Keefe, who planned Florida migrant flights, to head immigration board
As Gov. Ron DeSantis' public safety czar, Keefe organized flights that took about 50 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard.
Florida teachers remind immigrant students to look past barriers
That’s the message that Palm Beach County teacher Carla Rodas brings to her students at John I. Leonard High, where about 70% ...
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DeSantis gives Florida agencies more power to interrogate any ‘suspected’ person believed to be in the US illegally
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon from the Florida Capitol.
Surprise cabinet meeting to appoint new immigration chief raises questions
Gov. DeSantis called the meeting about four hours before it started, getting around the seven-day notification rule by ...
Sheriffs Gualtieri, Judd picked to guide state’s immigration crackdown
The Pinellas and Pasco sheriffs will join a new council tasked with bolstering state and federal immigration enforcement.