Fidel Sanchez remembers how hard things got after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law tightening restrictions on immigration in 2023. Out of nearly 80 workers and their families who used to work on his Plant City strawberry and vegetable farm,

DeSantis has called for casting a broader net. Earlier this month, DeSantis announced a new agreement between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Florida Highway Patrol that expands state officers' ability to interrogate, arrest and detain immigrants and carry out "street-level enforcement."

Brayan De Los Rios said it’s getting harder for him to make ends meet. His sales at Latin Touch Spanish Grocery in Brandon have dropped by more than 30% since January. He’s worried many of his Hispanic customers have stopped coming because they are afraid of new immigration policies out of Tallahassee and Washington,

NAPLES, Fla. — Naples Police Chief Ciro Dominguez has been appointed to the State Immigration Enforcement Council. The council was created by Senate Bill 2C, which was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday, February 13th. enforcement of federal immigration law.