immigration

Florida opened its 3,000-bed Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility today with a Republican political entourage headlined by President Donald Trump.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday plans to turn an old Everglades jetport inside Big Cypress National Preserve into a 5,000-bed immigrant detention facility.

Participants decried President Donald Trump and his administration, whose practices, some say, reflect those of a would-be king or dictator. The rally took place on the same day as similar gatherings across the state and throughout the country, and hours before a Washington D.C. military parade requested by Trump in conjunction with his 79th birthday.

The program comes days after LA activists were revealed to use doxxing as part of immigration protests in California.

One week since immigration raids at construction sites in Tallahassee led to more than 100 arrests, we delve into the topic on today’s Speaking Of Radio Hour.

More than 100 undocumented immigrants were arrested Thursday at Tallahassee construction sites, including at an apartment project near Florida State University called Perla at the Enclave.

The law, passed during a February special legislative session, created state crimes for undocumented immigrants who enter Florida.

Leon County and Tallahassee elected officials don’t like the state’s requirement that forces them to enter into agreements between their local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration enforcement, but they say their hands are tied.

ICE officials say its the most arrests in a single week done by a state in history.

Florida wants to move forward with a new law aimed at cracking down on undocumented immigrants who come to the state, after a federal judge temporarily halted the measure.