undocumented immigrants

José spent three months in the hospital being treated for COVID-19. "All of the nurses clapped for me as I was leaving the hospital," he says. But now he faces a long recovery at home.

Undocumented With COVID-19: Many Face A Long Recovery, Largely On Their Own

Joseph Shapiro

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People can spend months recovering from COVID-19 and sometimes have lasting disabilities. That is especially hard for undocumented people, who often are in high-risk jobs without health insurance.

Local / State

E-Verify Needed To Stem Hiring Of 'Cheap, Illegal Labor' In Florida, DeSantis Says

News Service of Florida

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Speaking to a group of supporters at The Villages, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday once again vowed to require Florida businesses to use a federal system to…

Chart showing $68.6 million in state revenue once undocumented immigrants are licensed.

Local / State

Study: Florida Benefits When Undocumented Immigrants Get Driver's Licenses

Alysia Cruz

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A new study says allowing the estimated 750,000 undocumented immigrants living in Florida to obtain driver’s licenses would not only ease their lives, but…

Protesters lined up in front of U.S. Rep Kathy Castor's office on Tuesday for a "Close the Camps" rally, aimed at shutting down immigration detention centers earlier this year..

Politics / Issues

Immigration Check For New Florida Employees Would Be Mandatory Under Proposal

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

Children line up to enter a tent at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Fla., in February.

Immigrant Advocates Ask Court To Release Unaccompanied Minors Detained In Florida

Richard Gonzales

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A court settlement limits how long the government can detain immigrant minors. Administration officials say that facilities that hold the minors are only temporary.

Local / State

Florida House Approves Ban On Sanctuary Cities

Casey Chapter

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A divided Florida House has approved a bill that bans sanctuary cities for immigrants. It was met with heated debate from Democrats. The bill would ban...

Migrant workers at Kirby Farms in Mechanicsville, VA.

Politics / Issues

4/19/19: The Debate Over Immigration And Sanctuary Cities

Heather Schatz

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On Friday’s Florida Roundup , we devoted the full hour to the debate over immigration and sanctuary cities in the Sunshine State.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the Census Bureau will not share responses to a citizenship question on the 2020 cencus with other government authorities.

Local / State

Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross Says South Florida Immigrants Shouldn't Fear Census Citizenship Question

Sam Turken

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says immigrants and non-citizens in South Florida should not fear a citizenship question on the 2020 census. During...

The Florida Immigration Coalition gathers at the Florida Capitol to push back against a measure that would require local governments to cooperate with Immigration Customs Enforcement (2019).

Politics / Issues

Florida Lawmakers Debate Sanctuary Bills

Kevin Del Orbe

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A pair of bills are inching their way closer to the Florida House and Senate Chambers. Senate Bill 168 and House Bill 527 would prohibit local...

Catholic Charities' Msgr. Bryan Walsh Children's Village, formerly known as Boys Town, in Cutler Bay is sheltering 70 children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.

ProPublica: Miami-Dade Police Failed To Investigate Sexual Assault At Migrant Children Shelter

Nadege Green

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More than 15,000 children are being held in migrant children shelters around the country. A recent ProPublica investigation found some kids are...

Congresswoman-Elect Donna Shalala, center, said if the Public Charge Rule gets expanded, that it will affect hundreds of thousands of people in South Florida.

Local / State

Democrats Speak Out Against Regulation That Seeks To Limit Immigrants' Use Of Public Services

Caitlin Switalski

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The Trump administration has proposed expanding a policy that would deny green cards to immigrants who access certain public benefits, like food stamps...

Protesters in San Antonio pray during a Rally For Our Children event to protest the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy.

Politics / Issues

Trump's Decision To Separate Families Heats Up Immigration Debate

Miles Parks

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House Democrats converged on an immigration detention facility Sunday, as the Trump administration continued to shift blame elsewhere for the growing crisis.