Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Two more people were arrested and charged under the law in July, according to a report Florida's attorney general is required to file as punishment for defying the judge's ruling. The state attorney's office dismissed the illegal entry charges against the men, according to the court filing.

They are calling attention to what they describe as inhumane conditions and to demand the release of those held inside by state and federal authorities.

Florida's corrections agency and ICE updated an agreement on handling federal immigration detainees, but they did it more than a month after 'Alligator Alcatraz' opened. The facility built in the Florida Everglades has faced criticism for allegedly restricting detainees' access to attorneys and immigration courts.

Immigration issues are complex. Discussing them is challenging, since key terms are often conflated and confused. Clarifying these terms and their legal implications can help ensure people are talking about the same things – regardless of whether they agree about who should be in the country

Report finds that local jails and U.S. Marshals Service contribute to greater immigration detention numbers in US and Florida, beyond what ICE reports.

On Tuesday morning, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced in an internal email that it would offer cash bonuses to agents for deporting people quickly, an incentive meant to motivate the staff to speed up President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

An ICE report says Marie-Ange Blaise, 44, died after refusing to take blood pressure medicine. Her son said she couldn't get seen by a doctor for chest pains.

The Trump administration authorized the deployment of National Guard units at immigration facilities, including in Florida, escalating its use of the military as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Prosecutors in Palm Beach County told WLRN on Thursday they won’t pursue criminal charges against Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, a teenage U.S. citizen from West Palm Beach who last May video-recorded his arrest by law enforcement authorities following a traffic stop in Riviera Beach that involved federal immigration agents.

Anti-Trump activists protested Saturday morning near the Boca Raton headquarters of GEO Group, one of the country’s largest private prison contractors, demanding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ends its business ties with companies housing immigrants.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests of people without criminal charges or convictions in Florida rose by more than 450% this June compared to last year.

The capacity issue is expected to escalate in Florida in the coming weeks as sheriffs and police chiefs ramp up arrests and detention of undocumented immigrants, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Cabinet members, who met Tuesday as the State Board of Immigration Enforcement.