As of May, Cubans were the largest group of deportees to third countries, most of whom had been taken to Mexico.

One family cut off by mistake, another with no notice. Meanwhile, a troubled state agency still seems ill-equipped to handle complex eligibility changes, attorneys say.

Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah. That's according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data on migrants crossing the border from 2018 to 2025. These areas promise better jobs, cheaper homes, less traffic and higher quality of life. Utah's southern suburbs became a top destination for Venezuelans. The state is known as relatively immigrant-friendly despite Republican roots and support for President Donald Trump. Venezuelans also settled in parts of the Chicago, Denver, Atlanta, Dallas and Houston metro areas. Some went to Madison, Wisconsin; Albuquerque, New Mexico; or Savannah, Georgia.

Temporary Protected Status is eliminated for Haiti, along with numerous other countries, forcing nationals who were once in the United States legally under the program to lose their status. Florida is home to the largest Haitian population in the U.S., with more than 27,000 living in Southwest Florida alone, mostly in Lee and Collier counties, where there are myriad opportunities for work. Now, however, Haitians who were here under TPS can no longer work to support their families and are at risk of being sent home to unlivable conditions. This reality is unfolding across the country.

A report issued Friday said that inspectors making an unannounced inspection of the site near Ochopee in January found that detention center staff could not clearly identify which detention standards they used for holding detainees on immigration-related charges. There were also concerns over small metal cages used for confinement at the site.

State lawmakers received an accounting less than an hour before a budget meeting to decide whether to hand over more tax dollars.

A day after a protest rally in Fort Myers decried the alleged housing of immigration and customs enforcement agents at area hotels, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrest of an undocumented immigrant who allegedly assaulted an ICE agent in Fort Myers Aug. 19.

Since taking over in March, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has pivoted from the confrontational style of immigration enforcement of his predecessor, Kristi Noem. The latest data is reflective of a strategy that is working

Since March, deportations ordered by immigration judges in Florida have increased 18 percent, according to recently released data.

A Bonita Springs volunteer initiative called “Adopt an ICE Widow Family” is matching residents with families in need of support.