Immigration

The call comes after the Trump administration removed schools as a protected area from immigration enforcement, and the state said schools "should cooperate."

On this episode of "Florida Matters," we discuss Gov. Ron DeSantis' State of the State address to the Legislature. Topics he covered during the half-house speech included immigration, gun laws, education and property taxes.

Your Florida asked people statewide what issues they want lawmakers to tackle this legislative session. Here's what some folks had to say.

Florida sheriffs say they need more space to handle the numbers of migrants they will be arresting

The lawsuit seeks to reinstate humanitarian parole programs that allowed in 875,000 migrants from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who have legal U.S. residents as sponsors.

Immigration authorities are making more arrests than they did under President Biden. But the Department of Homeland Security's own data shows that they're not keeping pace with White House demands.

The registry will be mandatory for people 14 and older who doesn't have legal status. Those who fail to do so could face fines, imprisonment or both.

Florida sheriffs from all 67 counties in the state have announced cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.

Republican state Rep. Berny Jacques has filed a bill to expand use of E-Verify. He says it will strengthen Florida’s workforce “integrity.”

The Florida Highway Patrol was the first to enter into a new kind of street-level deportation enforcement agreement with ICE. But without any public notice, ICE has been striking the same deals with agencies nationwide.

Florida has more Haitian nationals than any other state. Local advocates says state needs to brace for fallout of a mass deportation.

The legislation would also help the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office buy 25 fingerprint readers to help enforce new federal and state immigration measures.