/tags/florida-highway-patrol Florida Highway Patrol en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT /immigration/2026-06-08/officials-bragged-of-broward-immigration-operations-transparency-yet-basic-facts-remain-unknown At a May 29 press conference, the governor and top Florida law enforcement officials celebrated arrests of 250 suspected undocumented immigrants. A SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± review has found that basic facts — where, when and who — have been difficult to find. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT /immigration/2026-06-08/officials-bragged-of-broward-immigration-operations-transparency-yet-basic-facts-remain-unknown Jake Shore /immigration/2026-04-23/aclu-hispanic-drivers-twice-as-likely-to-be-arrested-by-florida-troopers-than-white-drivers A new analysis by the ACLU of Florida examined traffic stops between 2022 and 2024, finding that Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested Hispanic drivers at higher rates than white drivers during traffic stops. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT /immigration/2026-04-23/aclu-hispanic-drivers-twice-as-likely-to-be-arrested-by-florida-troopers-than-white-drivers Jake Shore /wlrn-investigations/2026-03-05/racial-profiling-hispanic-florida-highway-patrol-fhp-trooper Traffic stop data from a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, who had been involved in high-profile immigration arrests, states he encountered no Hispanics in a Hispanic-majority town in Palm Beach County over the course of a year. Experts say the failure to accurately identify a defendant’s race or ethnic origin makes it difficult to independently monitor alleged racial profiling by law enforcement agencies. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT /wlrn-investigations/2026-03-05/racial-profiling-hispanic-florida-highway-patrol-fhp-trooper Jake Shore /law-justice/2025-06-27/no-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-florida-troopers-union-says-pay-raise-isnt-enough The proposed state budget includes a 10-15% pay raise for the Florida Highway Patrol. But some troopers say it's not enough. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2025-06-27/no-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-florida-troopers-union-says-pay-raise-isnt-enough Meghan Bowman /government-politics/2025-02-24/ice-immigration-deportation-287g The Florida Highway Patrol was the first agency to enter into a new kind of street-level deportation enforcement agreement with ICE. But without any public notice, ICE has been striking the same deals with local and state law enforcement agencies across Florida and the nation, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± has learned. "We're turning into a police state," said an ACLU director. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:35:03 GMT /government-politics/2025-02-24/ice-immigration-deportation-287g Daniel Rivero /government-politics/2025-02-10/ice-police-interrogate-arrest-undocumented-immigrants Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping new agreement with the federal government allowing Florida Highway Patrol to engage in “street level enforcementâ€� of federal immigration laws and arrest immigrants without a warrant. A South Florida activist said it could lead to fear and "racial profiling in our communities." Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:12:17 GMT /government-politics/2025-02-10/ice-police-interrogate-arrest-undocumented-immigrants Daniel Rivero /law-justice/2025-02-03/florida-highway-patrol-immigration-laws A top Miami-Dade County official announced last week that Florida Highway Patrol troopers will be stationed at each of the county’s nine driver license offices, the day after Gov. Ron DeSantis said FHP troopers are being deputized to enforce federal immigration laws. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:15:48 GMT /law-justice/2025-02-03/florida-highway-patrol-immigration-laws SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News /local-news/2021-02-15/florida-hit-and-run-deaths-up-in-2020 There were fewer hit-and-run crashes last year. But fatalities were up by 18 percent. Hit-and-run crashes were down in 2020. But deaths from such collisions were up by 18 percent, Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:13:22 GMT /local-news/2021-02-15/florida-hit-and-run-deaths-up-in-2020 WMFE Staff /2020-11-27/fhp-to-crack-down-during-thanksgiving-weekend The Florida Highway Patrol will be looking for speeders and impaired drivers during the dangerous Thanksgiving weekend. Fri, 27 Nov 2020 11:51:08 GMT /2020-11-27/fhp-to-crack-down-during-thanksgiving-weekend /news/2020-06-03/highway-patrol-fires-two-for-hateful-racist-remarks-about-protesters A state trooper posted racially charged messages on social media that suggested he would act violently against protesters and “give them good lead."Cpl.… Wed, 03 Jun 2020 17:21:30 GMT /news/2020-06-03/highway-patrol-fires-two-for-hateful-racist-remarks-about-protesters Mario Ariza