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Back in Tampa, Ron DeSantis and state troopers spent Monday talking about arresting immigrants
Last week, FHP arrested 30 people on behalf of the federal government.
Immigration in Florida
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Florida attorney general seeks stay after after federal judge blocks state immigration law
The plaintiffs in the case will have until May 14 to respond to the motion.
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Pinellas sheriff on immigration arrests: ‘We take our direction on something like that from the judge, not from anybody else’
Florida’s attorney general sent a letter to law enforcement stating that he won’t stop them from enforcing a temporarily blocked state immigration la
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Following arrest of US citizen, Federal judge block extends on Florida immigration law
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried called the arrest a kidnapping.
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University of South Florida joins list of state universities planning to work with ICE
Four UF students have had visas revoked.
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Pinellas representative’s bill requiring E-Verify for all Florida businesses advances to House
Florida is one of 23 states that use E-Verify in some fashion, although only a handful require all private companies to use the system.
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Judge temporarily blocks Florida immigration law approved by DeSantis last February
The law created state crimes for undocumented immigrants who enter or re-enter Florida.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida’s Highway Patrol is now allowed to arrest people over immigration status
Troopers still need training for exercising their new authority.
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State, Farmworker Association of Florida, clash over immigration law injunction
Siding with the plaintiffs on May 22, U.S. District Judge Roy Altman issued an injunction prohibiting enforcement of that part of the law statewide.