Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to social media on Thursday to go after state lawmakers after they overrode some of his vetoes from last year’s budget.

Indian Harbour Beach, New Smyrna Beach and Melbourne are the latest cities to agree to have their police officers train with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Orange County leaders ratified a new agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that would allow county correction officers to assist in immigration enforcement.

The Department of Homeland Security says it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month.

As the city of Fort Myers faces pushback for a recent council vote on an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, two cities in Central Florida will decide this week if they will enter into their own ICE agreements under the 287(g) program.

A man arrested by Florida Highway Patrol in Orange County is accused of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border before making his way to Central Florida.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is going after the Fort Myers City Council after it rejected an agreement with ICE — a motion that Uthmeier said makes Fort Myers a “sanctuary city.”

An undocumented immigrant accused of murder may be among the first to face the death penalty under one of the state’s newest laws.

A federal judge says he won't order immigration authorities to revert to a Biden-era policy limiting arrests at schools after officials in Denver challenged new policies from the Trump administration.

An Orlando attorney has partnered with a Hispanic group to help undocumented immigrants with legal protection.

A bill signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday will appropriate $298.8 million for immigration enforcement. A newly created State Board of Immigration Enforcement will get most of the money – approximately $250.7 million.

With the recent passage of some of the most stringent illegal immigration enforcement laws, many undocumented immigrants may choose to stop showing up for work due to fear of being detained, which some say could impact Florida’s economy.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed new laws cracking down on illegal immigration Thursday that are believed to be the country’s toughest.

The state of Florida is on the brink of enacting the nation's most stringent illegal immigration enforcement laws

A Venezuelan group will host an informational session Saturday for immigrants concerned about recent changes in federal immigration policy.

Lawmakers in Florida are on the brink of enacting a new law addressing illegal immigration.

The Florida Legislature is going back to Tallahassee starting Tuesday to make changes to recently-passed — and contentious — legislation to crack down on undocumented immigrants.

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference to announce Florida Highway Patrol troopers could soon be trained and approved by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to perform immigration enforcement duties.

According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, TPS is a designation allowing residents from certain countries to stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation due to ongoing armed conflict, environmental disasters, epidemics, or other extraordinary conditions. Seventeen countries are currently designated for TPS.

One day after Florida lawmakers passed a new immigration act, a crowd gathered near Lake Eola in downtown Orlando to show support for immigrants' rights.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the Trump administration has revoked a decision that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from Venezuela from deportation, putting some of them at risk of being removed from the country in about two months.

At a roundtable Wednesday morning at the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office in Titusville, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to veto the new immigration act the legislature passed Tuesday.

The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature passed a bill Tuesday night aimed at curbing illegal immigration, sending the package to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has derided the proposal for days.

Florida lawmakers have passed a sweeping immigration bill, setting aside half a billion dollars in public funds to help carry out President Donald Trump’s crackdown on people in the country illegally.

With a special legislative session underway in Tallahassee, attorneys at The Immigration Advocates in Longwood say fear and anxiety are affecting many of their clients.

Days into his second term, President Donald Trump rescinded a Biden-era policy that protected areas such as schools, churches, and hospitals from immigration enforcement.

The Florida Legislature will hold a session this week after all, and tackle only one issue, immigration, with a bill of their own creation. That bill puts immigration collaboration and enforcement in the hands of Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson, taking much of the power from Gov. DeSantis.

On the eve of a special legislative session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republican lawmakers Sunday filed a flurry of bills to crack down on undocumented immigrants and place additional restrictions on the ballot initiative process.

State lawmakers will head back to Tallahassee for a special session set to start on Monday.

The House has passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes.

A local immigration lawyer is voicing concerns over one of the most controversial executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office.

A day after President Trump signed several executive orders focusing on immigration, dozens of people were lined up outside Orlando’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on Delegates Drive.

President Trump signed dozens of executive orders on his first day in office, with many focusing on immigration and gender politics.

One of the things DeSantis said he would push for is to require local law enforcement to participate in federal immigration enforcement, which would include Trump's plans to start a mass deportation effort. Governor DeSantis also suggested implementing citizen verification for foreign remittances.

Police said he attacked his ex-partner's boyfriend after coming in through a window, though he shot his own finger off during the process.

President-elect Donald Trump is promising to end birthright citizenship as soon as he gets into office.

The cities didn't just make the cut due to personal appeal — they've also exhibited strong job markets.

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on Mexico and Canada as he seeks to portray them as responsible for illegal immigration and drug smuggling.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers, accompanied by Texas law enforcement officers, helped locate and detain more than 1,600 undocumented immigrants near the Mexico border between mid-February and mid-August while assisting with the arrests of alleged human traffickers, drug smugglers and gang members, agency records obtained by News 6 show.

Donald Trump has promised to stage the largest mass deportation in U.S. history if elected.

"Project 2025" has been a common term thrown around during the latest election cycle. But why is it so often tied to the former president?

"Project 2025" has been a common term thrown around during the latest election cycle. But why is it so often tied to the former president?

Immigration is one of the key issues of the November election, with many voters concerned over the number of migrants who have entered the U.S. during the Biden administration.

The Florida Highway Patrol spent at least $13.5 million over 10 months deploying troopers to the U.S.-Mexico border, records show. That’s about the same cost as hiring 48 new troopers with vehicles.

In his veto letter, DeSantis explained that local governments already have zoning powers, and expressed concerns that the bill could promote housing for illegal migrants.

The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return.

A new Biden administration policy will give roughly half a million immigrants who are married to American citizens but lack legal status in the United States a pathway to citizenship for them and their children.

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a key part of a 2023 law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that aimed to crack down on illegal immigration, finding the law “intrudes upon territory” under the responsibility of the federal government.

After applying for Social Security, Klass said he received a letter in 2020 claiming he hadn’t proven he was actually a citizen.

Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year.

The state of Florida has paused a program that shipped migrants to other parts of the country because it was not getting enough volunteers.

A federal appeals court is looking at whether Florida could legally challenge Biden administration immigration policies, after a district judge sided with the state in a fight spearheaded by Attorney General Ashley Moody and Gov. Ron DeSantis.

That figure is over 2,200% greater than the number of encounters during that same timeframe three years ago, CBP data shows.

A vessel with 25 Haitian immigrants was stopped by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers near Sebastian Inlet, according to a release.

According to the data, over 170,000 of those who moved out of Central Florida relocated to other parts of the state.

According to the data, an estimated 184,000 people from other counties in the state also moved to Central Florida.

In 2022, over 1 million people flocked to Florida from all over the world. Nearly half as many left, however.

Since News 6 released the footage from an investigation at the border earlier this month, viewer comments flooded in to share their thoughts on the story.

News 6 just returned from the Mexico border, where troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol were seen taking part in Operation Lone Star, an initiative launched by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2021 to combat illegal immigration.

A provision of border security legislation that would give the U.S. a new authority to block migrants from entering the country has become a central line of attack from many Republicans who are opposing the legislation.

CBP data for December 2023 shows that the number of encounters has increased by around 240% from the same time in the prior year.

The letter argues that Texas is defending itself from an “invasion,” urging the Biden administration to crack down harder on border security.

U.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico reached an all-time high in December since monthly numbers have been released, exposing a growing vulnerability for President Joe Biden in his campaign for a second term.

That House committee hearing — dubbed “The Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Policymaking Efforts to Undermine U.S. Immigration Law” — discussed H.R. 2, also known as the “Secure the Border Act.”

More than 1 million people moved to the Sunshine State last year, including those from other states and foreign countries.

A former WWE star has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for causing a deadly crash while driving drunk in Volusia County.

A recent viral video from WSLS-TV showed what troops and migrant face each day

Osceola County deputies arrested a man Friday, accused of capital sexual battery on a 6-year-old girl in Kissimmee.

A federal judge has declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

Civil rights groups are asking a federal judge to stop Florida officials from enforcing a section of a new state immigration law that criminalizes transporting someone who has entered the United States unlawfully.

This week on “Black Men Sundays,” host Corie Murray interviews Kelali Dogbe.

The classified documents case against former president Donald Trump is taking center stage in a South Florida courtroom.

Migrant workers and advocates on Monday filed a federal lawsuit challenging part of a new Florida law that makes it a felony to transport into the state people who enter the country illegally, arguing the law is vague and will lead to “unlawful arrest, prosecution and harassment.”

The announcement comes as Senate Bill 1718 goes into effect, which seeks to strengthen Florida’s policies against undocumented and illegal immigration into the state.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called for states to be “more aggressive” in immigration enforcement, as California officials continued investigating potential criminal wrongdoing after Florida directed flights of migrants from Texas to Sacramento.

Officials with the Florida Division of Emergency Management stated that the migrants involved in the flight to Sacramento had agreed to the relocation verbally and through written consent.

Florida teams helped the Texas Department of Public Safety make more than 190 arrests along the southern border amid a “mass migration crisis” along the U.S.’s southern border.

A federal appeals court Monday sided with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and kept in place rulings that blocked Biden administration immigration policies.

California officials say the state of Florida has twice picked up asylum-seekers on the Texas border and flown them by private jet to California's capital.

A coalition of advocates and community organizations that defend immigrant rights voiced their disappointment Thursday against District 25 State Rep. Carolina Amesty, who voted in favor of Florida’s newest immigration policy.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday finally announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential race. Then came the interviews.

A sweeping immigration bill recently signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is sparking fears of deserted workplaces – and barren grocery shelves.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said Florida “stands ready” and will send Florida National Guard troops and law-enforcement officers to Texas to help with border control as he nears an expected announcement of a White House bid.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718 into law on Wednesday. But how might it impact the state's economy?

With Democrats saying the proposal could lead to racial profiling, the Florida Senate on Friday passed an immigration package that Republican supporters said is aimed at forcing the federal government to address an “invasion” of migrants into the country.

Florida Republicans are pushing forward more legislation that escalates the culture war that's dominated this year's session just one week before it ends.

In a win for Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers, a federal appeals court Thursday tossed out a challenge to a 2019 immigration law that banned so-called sanctuary cities in Florida.

A key Florida Senate panel on Wednesday approved a measure aimed at expanding Gov. Ron DeSantis’ crackdown on illegal immigration, drawing pushback from opponents who called it an attack on the state’s migrant community.

Siding largely with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody, a federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the Biden administration’s handling of immigrants at the Southwest border violates federal law.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Jacksonville on Thursday morning to speak about what he calls an ongoing crisis when it comes to migrants coming into the United States illegally, according to News 6 partner News4Jax.

An underground market has emerged for migrants seeking U.S. sponsors since the Biden administration announced last month that it would accept a limited number of people from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti.

The Florida House Friday morning passed two bills clarifying controversial programs on migrant transportation and prosecuting election crimes, sending both measures to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature.

Republicans in the Florida Senate passed a bill that gives the state the authority to fly migrants who arrive here anywhere in the country to other locations.

A program aimed at assisting the immigrant community with the legal process in Central Florida officially launched on Thursday.

Florida is now one of 20 states suing federal immigration agencies and officials over the Department of Homeland Security’s newly-proposed parole processes for Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants.

‘We need to just hear out these issues,’ judge says.

A Leon County circuit judge will hear arguments Friday about whether he should toss out a lawsuit filed by a South Florida state senator after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration flew about 50 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in September.

90 Cuban migrants arrive in 24-hour span

The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on people seeking asylum in place for now, dashing hopes of migrants who have been fleeing violence and inequality.

The mayor of a Texas border city has declared a state of emergency over concerns about the community’s ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Southern border.