TAMPA, Fla. – Gov Ron DeSantis announced Monday Florida Highway Patrol troopers will be enforcing immigration law just like federal agents. Leer en español This week, more than 100 FHP troopers were the first state officers in the country to be sworn in as special deputy U.S. Marshals. DeSantis said the troopers will be able…
Governor Ron DeSantis is responding after a federal judge temporarily blocked a new Florida law that makes it a state crime to be here illegally. Judge Kathleen Williams issued the order Friday that puts the law on hold for the next two weeks. So, local and state law enforcement can’t make arrests under the law…
By Brad Heath, Joshua Schneyer, Marisa Taylor, Sarah N. Lynch, Mike Spector WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal agents who usually hunt down child abusers are now cracking down on immigrants who live in the U.S. illegally. Homeland Security investigators who specialize in money laundering are raiding restaurants and other small businesses looking for immigrants who aren’t authorized…
Mobile phones could be confiscated from immigration detainees under a federal government response to what it says are an increasing number of criminal activities being organised inside. But immigration law experts argue the changes could have serious implications for the rights of detainees. The Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities Bill was introduced to parliament…