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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer sent a letter Tuesday to Attorney General James Uthmeier explaining the city plans to follow state and federal laws regarding immigration enforcement.

Alachua County Public Schools in February released guidelines that state ICE agents can interview and remove students, with or without a warrant. Dozens of teachers, parents and community members have spent the past few school board meetings voicing concerns over these policies.

The 27-year-old international student from Colombia is being held in South Florida after he was arrested following a traffic stop. He was previously ticketed in 2023 for an expired registration and driving without a valid license, and never paid the fines.

Immigration advocates denounced the move, one speaker saying Orlando has become part of the "deportation and disappearing machine."

The public university in Boca Raton could be the first to enter such an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which lists the campus police department as one of 75 entities that have submitted paperwork for consideration.

The recent controversy and confusion over immigration enforcement training for Fort Myers police may cost the longtime city attorney Grant Alley his job.

Ninety-seven of the 140 law enforcement agencies that have signed 287 (g) agreements with ICE are in Florida. "The Florida Roundup" discusses the collaboration.

On "The Florida Roundup," we speak about police departments entering training agreements with ICE, how children with complex medical needs are faring after losing Medicaid and more.

County jail officers will serve warrants and transfer inmates accused of violating immigration law.

Dozens of community members spoke at Tuesday's board meeting, urging school officials to do everything they can to prevent immigration enforcement on campuses.

Florida has the majority of police departments supporting the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. But, as fear spreads among immigrants of various legal statuses, many worry that close work with ICE officials puts in jeopardy the foundation that law enforcement relies upon to keep communities safe: trust.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons promotes federal, state immigration enforcement.