ICE raids

The children of a respected Guatemalan community leader in Lake Worth Beach are missing school and work as court delays keep their undocumented mother detained for months. It’s a look at the toll the immigration system takes on families fighting to stay together.

Data show more than 20,600 immigration-related arrests in the state after President Trump returned to office. Their nationalities span more than 120 countries, and their ages range from 1 to 89.

There have been dozens of student walkouts protesting the actions of ICE held at high schools throughout the state this month.

Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody. A third is charged with taking bribes. A review by The Associated Press found at least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020.

Wide-ranging legislation addresses E-Verify, car accidents, and overseas remittances.

Attorneys in the Tampa Bay region said DACA recipients being swept up in aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.

But the number is impossible to measure since Congress let lapse a requirement that ICE report how many pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants are in custody.

As the Trump administration locks up people en masse in immigration detention, officials are also sending more people to solitary confinement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement data shows.

The pastor at a St Petersburg church whose congregation includes immigrants and minorities is calling out law enforcement officers who showed up in force at his carpark after he had protested against their partnership with ICE. He invoiced them $10k and said he is considering legal action.

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

South Florida's Cuban-American community supports President Trump, but some members are uneasy with his immigration policies. "I'm not for deporting people without criminal records."

ICE detentions have surged, but deportations have not. In the past month, NPR spoke to dozens of detainees, families and lawyers who spoke of overcrowded centers in Florida lacking food and medicine.