/tags/undocumented-immigrants Undocumented Immigrants 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 /education/2026-06-26/florida-begins-push-to-ban-undocumented-students-from-competitive-public-universities The policy change went through its first round of approvals on Thursday. This comes as the Department of Education will vote on banning undocumented students from public colleges and GED programs as well. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT /education/2026-06-26/florida-begins-push-to-ban-undocumented-students-from-competitive-public-universities Nancy Guan /immigration/2026-06-17/all-immigrant-detainees-inside-alligator-alcatraz-have-been-transferred-dhs-says DHS officials did not say how many detainees were transferred or where they were taken. Nor did it say whether the facility would close permanently or only temporarily. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:39:38 GMT /immigration/2026-06-17/all-immigrant-detainees-inside-alligator-alcatraz-have-been-transferred-dhs-says Gisela Salomon | Associated Press /government-politics/2026-06-01/alligator-alcatraz-vigil-closure-protest They have come from various churches and faith traditions in South Florida to hold "Freedom vigils" for nearly a year to pray and demonstrate against what they say are inhumane conditions inside the immigrant detention center. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:52:40 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-01/alligator-alcatraz-vigil-closure-protest Joshua Ceballos /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/2026-05-16/alligator-alcatraz-payments-land-at-last-58-million-to-hit-florida-next-week It’s the first installment of the $608 million FEMA grant Florida’s been waiting for since the detention center opened last summer. Sat, 16 May 2026 17:30:55 GMT /government-politics/2026-05-16/alligator-alcatraz-payments-land-at-last-58-million-to-hit-florida-next-week Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-03-19/desantis-gop-sheriffs-deportation-illegal-immigrants Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday bashed Republican sheriffs and police chiefs for planning to urge the Trump administration to create a citizenship path for crime-free undocumented immigrants, calling the move “incoherentâ€� and ill-advised. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:42:52 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-19/desantis-gop-sheriffs-deportation-illegal-immigrants Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /education/2026-03-02/tuition-for-floridas-undocumented-college-students-tripled-last-year-how-are-they-doing-now Last year, the state eliminated a tuition benefit that let students receive in-state tuition, regardless of their immigration status. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:50:45 GMT /education/2026-03-02/tuition-for-floridas-undocumented-college-students-tripled-last-year-how-are-they-doing-now Nancy Guan /immigration/2026-02-22/colombian-lawmaker-clergy-protest-outside-alligator-alcatraz-they-say-close-it-release-detainees A Colombian legislator joined local clergy and immigrant advocates on Sunday in demanding Alligator Alcatraz be closed and detainees released to end what they describe as a "national and international" human rights crisis. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 03:16:48 GMT /immigration/2026-02-22/colombian-lawmaker-clergy-protest-outside-alligator-alcatraz-they-say-close-it-release-detainees Sergio R. Bustos /government-politics/2026-02-11/bill-banning-non-english-licensing-tests-penalizing-employers-of-undocumented-migrants-advances The measure also would create a rebuttable presumption that out-of-state non-citizens are responsible for car accidents. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:44:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-11/bill-banning-non-english-licensing-tests-penalizing-employers-of-undocumented-migrants-advances Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix