Members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida will hold a rally in front of a Publix store in Lakeland on Sunday to protest what they say are poor wages and working conditions faced by farmworkers. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

Members
of Florida’s statewide taskforce on human trafficking will meet for the
first time this week in Miami to evaluate the scope of the problem, and
implement a plan to better identify victims and prosecute offenders. 
WGCU’s John Davis reports.

Immigrants
from Florida were in Washington Tuesday urging lawmakers and President
Obama to act on immigration reform.  Manuel Quinones reports from
Capitol Hill.

More than a hundred people from Immokalee and surrounding communities gathered Friday for the fifth annual Migrant Matrix. It’s a program geared toward those who provide services to migrant workers. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Congressman Tim Mahoney has introduced legislation that would keep violent criminals who can’t be deported in prison. It’s in response to the recent murder of a Fort Myers Police Officer. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

People trying to become citizens in Florida are almost twice as long as most other states for their applications to be processed. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has this report.

Becoming an American citizen is the Holy Grail for many immigrants who come to the United States. And for a hundred of them their quest came to an end in the city of Naples on Monday. It was the first naturalization ceremony held in Southwest Florida for more than 25 years. WGCU's Matthew Kay was at Edison College in Naples and has this report...

Six men, including one from Lee County face federal charges in Monday’s smuggling of Cuban Nationals onto Upper Captiva Island. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

More than two dozen Collier County Sheriff’s Deputies are going back to the classroom for new training. It’s part of a first of its kind relationship between a Sheriff’s office in Florida and the federal government to try to curb illegal immigration. As WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports nationally, the program has identified more than 22,000 illegal aliens for possible deportation over the last two years.

A group of Collier County Sheriff's Deputies are adding a new role to their everyday duties; they are now working with the federal government in the battle against illegal immigration. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.