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City Council will consider a plethora of legislation during its meeting Tuesday evening.…
March 18, 2025
Immigration bill sails through committees toward Jax Council vote
Legislation to provide police more mobile fingerprint scanners and institute local penalties for undocumented immigrants is headed to the full…
March 14, 2025
Jax Council to debate immigration enforcement and compliance
Two Jacksonville lawmakers are pushing for city-lead restrictions and enforcement on undocumented immigrants, with one of two immigration bills up…
March 5, 2025
Fact-checking DeSantis on insurance, education and guns
PolitiFact reviews Gov. Ron DeSantis’ assertions in his annual State of the State address.…
February 18, 2025
Sheriff T.K. Waters appointed to immigration council
Waters and other sheriffs will offer advice about combating illegal immigration in Florida.…
February 14, 2025
Florida lawmakers crack down on illegal immigration
Here’s how Northeast Florida legislators voted on the immigration measures.…
February 11, 2025
Florida lawmakers call another special session on immigration
The latest session reflects new cooperation between the Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis.…
January 27, 2025
Lawmakers rebuke DeSantis on special session and budget
The rebuke included overriding the governor’s budget veto from last year.…
January 23, 2025
DeSantis comes to Jax to push immigration proposals
Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined immigration reforms he is proposing to the Florida Legislature.…
January 13, 2025
DeSantis calls for special session over immigration
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to mesh Florida’s immigration policies with a crackdown by President-elect Donald Trump.…
December 24, 2024
When will I be good enough to stay in America?
Grecia Pacheco, a journalism student at Florida International University, describes the anxiety gripping thousands of immigrants like her.…
November 19, 2024
Congressman seeks shutdown of Baker County ICE center
Rep. Maxwell Frost says the ICE facility houses people in conditions “that no human should live in.”…
October 31, 2024
Brothers share their experience growing up undocumented
Leo and Diego Dulanto Falcon were undocumented after coming to the U.S. from Peru as young children.…
October 18, 2024
Deegan stands by comment on ‘concentration camps,’ but regrets causing pain
Mayor Donna Deegan responded to criticism from Republican leaders after she assailed Donald Trump’s immigration plan.…
August 20, 2024
Restaurant owners charged after immigration raids
Hua Yao Ke and Ping Ping Zheng are accused of harboring undocumented workers after raids at Kamiya 86 in Ponte…
July 2, 2024
Suit over Baker County Sheriff’s handling of ICE detainees awaits judge’s ruling
The ACLU claims detainees’ rights are being violated because of lack of access to lawyers and family.…
April 30, 2024
Jacksonville welcomes 40 new US citizens
More than 700 people watched as 40 people became American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at First Coast High School.…
April 25, 2024
In Florida, an exodus from anti-immigrant sentiment
Florida’s tough immigration law has led many immgrants to flee the state. Those who remain live in fear.…
April 11, 2024
Questions raised in Florida immigration fight
A federal appeals court is looking at whether Florida can legally challenge Biden administration immigration policies.…
March 4, 2024
Charges dropped in death of St. Johns police sergeant
The case of an indigenous Guatemalan farmworker created a national uproar over claims of racial profiling by police.…
February 1, 2024
DeSantis is sending Florida State Guard to southern border
In an appearance in Jacksonville, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state will send the Florida State Guard to Texas to…
September 1, 2023
Armor Health assailed over immigrant care at Baker jail
Immigrants held in the Baker County jail are victims of “systemic and ongoing medical neglect,” the ACLU says in a…