/tags/florida Florida en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:12:17 GMT /education/2026-07-03/immigrant-groups-respond-to-undocumented-student-ban-at-florida-colleges On a Zoom meeting, the coalition of legal entities and advocacy organizations called on the DeSantis administration to reconsider this week’s education change, which outright outlawed state colleges from enrolling undocumented students. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:12:17 GMT /education/2026-07-03/immigrant-groups-respond-to-undocumented-student-ban-at-florida-colleges Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-07-03/civil-rights-group-sues-florida-officials-for-designating-cair-a-terrorist-organization Hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that the state would soon designate the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) a domestic terrorist organization, the Muslim civil rights advocacy group filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging that designation as unconstitutional and are calling for an injunction to halt its enforcement. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:07:37 GMT /government-politics/2026-07-03/civil-rights-group-sues-florida-officials-for-designating-cair-a-terrorist-organization Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /immigration/2026-06-25/alligator-alcatraz-closure-workers-circle-freedom-vigils The Workers Circle, a secular Jewish group that led Freedom Vigils for more than 40 weeks outside Alligator Alcatraz, rejoiced in the announcement by Gov. Ron DeSantis that the controversial immigration detention center in the Everglades was being closed. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:02:59 GMT /immigration/2026-06-25/alligator-alcatraz-closure-workers-circle-freedom-vigils Sergio R. Bustos /government-politics/2026-06-11/u-s-senate-candidate-accuses-desantis-of-abusing-power-with-faith-and-family-month-proclamation "Let's call this what it is: Governor DeSantis is abusing his power to elevate one religion and one definition of family over everyone else," the state lawmaker said in a statement. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:46:08 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-11/u-s-senate-candidate-accuses-desantis-of-abusing-power-with-faith-and-family-month-proclamation SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff /immigration/2026-06-11/florida-immigration-arrests-have-quietly-surged-with-state-and-local-agencies-at-the-forefront Trump's immigration crackdown has met with fierce resistance in Democratic-led sanctuary cities, where police are forbidden from assisting and many locals view the masked federal agents as an invading force. That hasn't been the case in Republican-led Florida, though, where about 350 state and local agencies have signed on to take part in the crackdown. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:25:00 GMT /immigration/2026-06-11/florida-immigration-arrests-have-quietly-surged-with-state-and-local-agencies-at-the-forefront Gisela Salomon | Associated Press /education/2026-06-09/desantis-wants-teachers-unions-gone-united-teachers-of-dade-says-it-is-here-to-stay As Florida's new anti-union bill goes into effect, the state's largest public sector union is holding a new election in uncharted territory. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:56:25 GMT /education/2026-06-09/desantis-wants-teachers-unions-gone-united-teachers-of-dade-says-it-is-here-to-stay Daniel Rivero /business/2026-06-08/low-mortgage-rates-leave-more-than-113-000-florida-homeowners-stuck-in-their-houses-survey-finds A survey found that about one in three Florida homeowners want to sell their homes but won't because giving up their pandemic-era mortgage interest rate simply costs too much. This equates to more than 113,000 homeowners in the state. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:42:26 GMT /business/2026-06-08/low-mortgage-rates-leave-more-than-113-000-florida-homeowners-stuck-in-their-houses-survey-finds Mohamed Alkawaja /americas/2026-05-31/amnesty-international-accuses-u-s-military-of-illicit-campaign-of-murder-in-caribbean-and-pacific Amnesty International is calling on the Congress and global leaders to halt what it describes as an "unconscionable campaign of extrajudicial killings at sea" carried out by the U.S. military. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:45:53 GMT /americas/2026-05-31/amnesty-international-accuses-u-s-military-of-illicit-campaign-of-murder-in-caribbean-and-pacific Sergio R. Bustos /immigration/2026-05-27/congressman-frost-calls-alligator-alcatraz-a-stain-on-floridas-history-amid-looming-closure Following a state-approved visit Tuesday to Alligator Alcatraz, U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a Democrat from Orlando, said he wants state and federal officials to disclose where remaining immigrant detainees are being transferred amid reported plans to permanently close the detention facility. Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT /immigration/2026-05-27/congressman-frost-calls-alligator-alcatraz-a-stain-on-floridas-history-amid-looming-closure SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff /government-politics/2026-05-20/drought-could-dampen-july-4-fireworks-in-florida Members of the state Cabinet warned Tuesday they won’t hold back on taking legal action against those responsible for blazes that get out of control and affect residential areas as the peak of an already highly active year for wildfires has yet to arrive. Wed, 20 May 2026 15:46:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-05-20/drought-could-dampen-july-4-fireworks-in-florida Jim Turner