Florida immigration

E-Verify is a federal system created by the Department of Homeland Security that checks a new hire’s eligibility to work in the U.S.

Two prominent Republican senators will push to require Florida private employers to use the E-Verify system to check the immigration status of new…

Central Florida has been taken off a short list to house a federal detention center for unaccompanied migrant children, U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla.,…

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings does not want Central Florida to be home to a shelter for unaccompanied children who illegally cross the border.The U.S.…

After a mass shooting in Texas intensified a partisan divide about immigration, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida has decided to postpone a…

Two prominent state senators intend to release proposals for the 2020 legislative session that would set up the Republican platform on immigration, a key…

The operations are expected to take place in at least 10 major cities and last for days. According to reports, ICE is prepared to target about 2,000 recently arrived migrant families.

News Service of FloridaAfter successfully pushing through a controversial law that bans so-called sanctuary cities, the chairman of the Republican Party…

Governor Ron DeSantis today signed off on a bill banning so-called “sanctuary cities” in Florida. The effort sparked controversy during this legislative...

At a forum tonight in Clearwater, community members will gather to discuss immigration, particularly bills that passed this year in the Florida House and…

More than a dozen advocacy groups issued a warning about traveling in Florida on Wednesday, saying immigration arrests there have soared more rapidly in…

A contentious bill that calls for a crackdown on cities and counties that don't comply with federal immigration authorities is running into trouble in the…