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Florida Board Approves Rule Banning People 'Present in the United States Unlawfully' From Selective Campuses

Florida's Board of Governors approved a rule barring people deemed unlawfully present in US from initial enrolment at selective state universities, starting with the 2027-28 academic year statewide.

International Business Times UK · Sep 7

DHS, Florida Officials Weigh Opening New Immigration Detention Center in Orlando

The idea was first floated by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who earlier this month said Florida was hoping to help DHS expand its capacity to hold more detainees

Latin Times · Jan 25

'Alligator Alcatraz' Contracts Disappeared From a Florida State Database

A state official says the contracts contained "proprietary information," so they were scrubbed and replaced with bare-bones summaries.

Reason · Jul 22, 2025

More than half of Floridians oppose abortion bans. Will they push back at the polls?

ORLANDO, Fla. — For Wendy Vargas, the recent elimination of a constitutional right to abortion — and the banning of the procedure in many Republican-controlled states — is an affront to her values as both a woman and an American.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 7, 2022