At least 27 agencies across the nation are currently listed as having submitted applications to the program, including agencies in Texas, Georgia, Montana, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Nearly half of the pending applications are from Florida law enforcement agencies.
The memo comes as DeSantis pushes Florida lawmakers to broaden the state’s role in federal immigration enforcement.
Florida schools will cooperate with all law enforcement working to enforce the nation’s laws on illegal immigration and keep our schools safe.'
One immigrant living in South Florida spoke with CBS News Miami, saying that he fears for his future in the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appear to have stepped up their detention of unauthorized immigrants, taking more than 500 people into custody on Thursday, almost twice the average number of daily arrests late last year.
Florida's Education Department said it will allow immigration enforcement in schools, but rules limit how districts can track student citizenship status.
More than a million migrants who were allowed to enter the United States during the Biden administration may have their temporary stays revoked and be rapidly deported, according to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement document that became public Friday.
California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and telling them they don’t have to assist federal agents in arrests. Some Massachusetts hospitals and clinics are posting privacy rights in emergency and waiting rooms in Spanish and other languages.
Agents made 538 arrests during workplace raids across the Northeast Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
Nonprofits that help undocumented immigrants say they've received hundreds of calls since President Trump signed orders for the crackdown Monday.