A man was arrested Friday afternoon on New Smyrna Beach after deputies say they discovered he had an active immigration detainer, following a patrol stop over an open container violation.

An Apopka woman spoke out after her father, a local business owner who came to the U.S. decades ago, was deported back to Guatemala.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California has been forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles and handcuffed by officers as he tried to speak up about immigration raids that have led to protests in California and elsewhere.

Defense attorneys Phillip and Josephine Arroyo say their law firm is now handling more cases involving legal immigrants facing deportation.

During a news conference in Jacksonville on Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave his two cents on some of the anti-ICE riots recently seen in Los Angeles.

The world's most popular TikTok personality has left the U.S. after being detained by immigration agents in Las Vegas.

A federal judge says the Trump administration must give migrants sent to an El Salvador prison a chance to challenge their removals.

Immigration advocates and local residents voiced growing concerns this week over recent federal immigration enforcement actions in Central Florida, including a reported U.S. Border Patrol stop in Apopka and ongoing detentions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

An undocumented immigrant received a life sentence last week after he coerced a child into prostitution and raped her, state officials announced on Tuesday.

In South Florida, a legal battle is taking place against the state’s illegal immigration enforcement laws — and on Tuesday, an Orange County leader questioned whether what they previously complied to do is legal.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to halt a judge’s order allowing migrants to challenge their deportations to South Sudan.

The United States Supreme Court paved the way for the Trump administration to end temporary protected status (TPS) for Venezuelans. Despite the decision, local TPS recipients and Venezuelan advocates say the fight is not over.

Almost four dozen Venezuelan workers who had temporary protected status have been put on leave by Disney after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip them of legal protections.

Over a dozen people were arrested at “Welcome to Rockville” in Volusia County over the weekend, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

In a series of posts on its X account on Tuesday, the agency announced it’s visiting “one of the fastest growing communities in the U.S.”, and has ”arrested more than two dozen illegal aliens," and the “illegal aliens are from Mexico, Guatemala & Honduras”.

Four Honduran nationals were indicted last week in Florida over an illegal payroll system that was used to help undocumented immigrants work in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Amid nationwide protests on May Day Thursday, dozens of demonstrators descended on the Orange County jail, decrying immigration policies under President Donald Trump's administration.

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to being deported.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis participated in a news conference at a U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement center in Miramar, where ICE officials announced some 1,100 arrests had so far been made in the state’s “Operation Tidal Wave.”

Republicans in Congress are working to pump billions of dollars into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation and border security program.

Another Central Florida city signed a resolution to have their police officers train with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — but not without hesitation.

Protesters are chanting and marching outside the FBI on Saturday after agents arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.

While Florida has plenty of native slang, it turns out that an entirely new way of speaking has come about in the Sunshine State.

This week, Orange County commissioners learned how many people were being held on ICE detainers in the jail, increasing the size of the jail's population. Here's what we know about the inmates.

A federal judge is barring the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions.

The University of Central Florida has confirmed that 15 students have had their visas revoked amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on visa holders.

A class action lawsuit filed Friday asks a federal court to reinstate the legal status of international students caught up in a Trump administration crackdown that has left more than a thousand fearful of deportation.

The Supreme Court is keeping a hold on President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but will hear arguments on the issue in May.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer is pushing back after Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody warned the city could face legal action over its immigration policy.

A federal judge says he's found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court and could seek officials’ prosecution for violating his orders last month to turn around planes carrying deportees to an El Salvador prison.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer insists the city is following federal and state immigration law, one day after Florida’s attorney general threatened to remove Dyer from office over a city policy.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is threatening to remove Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer from office.

The police departments of at least three public universities in Florida are seeking agreements with the federal government to carry out immigration enforcement on campus.

President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is playing out in hearings in key cases.

A federal judge says she will halt the Trump administration from ending a program that allowed Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to temporarily live in the United States.

A federal judge is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with a requirement that everyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the federal government.

Pointing to the federal government’s power to regulate immigration, a U.S. district judge temporarily blocked a new Florida law aimed at cracking down on undocumented immigrants.

Federal authorities and the Broward Sheriff’s Office have announced the arrests of nine MS-13 gang members, one of whom was hanging drywall in The Villages when he was found, according to News 6 partner Local 10 News.

A proposal that would require small businesses to use the federal E-Verify system to check the immigration status of newly hired workers started moving forward Tuesday in the House.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to social media on Thursday to go after state lawmakers after they overrode some of his vetoes from last year’s budget.

Indian Harbour Beach, New Smyrna Beach and Melbourne are the latest cities to agree to have their police officers train with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Orange County leaders ratified a new agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that would allow county correction officers to assist in immigration enforcement.

The Department of Homeland Security says it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month.

As the city of Fort Myers faces pushback for a recent council vote on an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, two cities in Central Florida will decide this week if they will enter into their own ICE agreements under the 287(g) program.

A man arrested by Florida Highway Patrol in Orange County is accused of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border before making his way to Central Florida.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is going after the Fort Myers City Council after it rejected an agreement with ICE — a motion that Uthmeier said makes Fort Myers a “sanctuary city.”

An undocumented immigrant accused of murder may be among the first to face the death penalty under one of the state’s newest laws.

A federal judge says he won't order immigration authorities to revert to a Biden-era policy limiting arrests at schools after officials in Denver challenged new policies from the Trump administration.

An Orlando attorney has partnered with a Hispanic group to help undocumented immigrants with legal protection.

A bill signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday will appropriate $298.8 million for immigration enforcement. A newly created State Board of Immigration Enforcement will get most of the money – approximately $250.7 million.

With the recent passage of some of the most stringent illegal immigration enforcement laws, many undocumented immigrants may choose to stop showing up for work due to fear of being detained, which some say could impact Florida’s economy.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed new laws cracking down on illegal immigration Thursday that are believed to be the country’s toughest.

The state of Florida is on the brink of enacting the nation's most stringent illegal immigration enforcement laws

A Venezuelan group will host an informational session Saturday for immigrants concerned about recent changes in federal immigration policy.

Lawmakers in Florida are on the brink of enacting a new law addressing illegal immigration.

The Florida Legislature is going back to Tallahassee starting Tuesday to make changes to recently-passed — and contentious — legislation to crack down on undocumented immigrants.

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference to announce Florida Highway Patrol troopers could soon be trained and approved by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to perform immigration enforcement duties.

According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, TPS is a designation allowing residents from certain countries to stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation due to ongoing armed conflict, environmental disasters, epidemics, or other extraordinary conditions. Seventeen countries are currently designated for TPS.

One day after Florida lawmakers passed a new immigration act, a crowd gathered near Lake Eola in downtown Orlando to show support for immigrants' rights.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the Trump administration has revoked a decision that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from Venezuela from deportation, putting some of them at risk of being removed from the country in about two months.

At a roundtable Wednesday morning at the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office in Titusville, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to veto the new immigration act the legislature passed Tuesday.

The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature passed a bill Tuesday night aimed at curbing illegal immigration, sending the package to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has derided the proposal for days.

Florida lawmakers have passed a sweeping immigration bill, setting aside half a billion dollars in public funds to help carry out President Donald Trump’s crackdown on people in the country illegally.

With a special legislative session underway in Tallahassee, attorneys at The Immigration Advocates in Longwood say fear and anxiety are affecting many of their clients.

Days into his second term, President Donald Trump rescinded a Biden-era policy that protected areas such as schools, churches, and hospitals from immigration enforcement.

The Florida Legislature will hold a session this week after all, and tackle only one issue, immigration, with a bill of their own creation. That bill puts immigration collaboration and enforcement in the hands of Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson, taking much of the power from Gov. DeSantis.

On the eve of a special legislative session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republican lawmakers Sunday filed a flurry of bills to crack down on undocumented immigrants and place additional restrictions on the ballot initiative process.

State lawmakers will head back to Tallahassee for a special session set to start on Monday.

The House has passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes.

A local immigration lawyer is voicing concerns over one of the most controversial executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office.

A day after President Trump signed several executive orders focusing on immigration, dozens of people were lined up outside Orlando’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on Delegates Drive.

President Trump signed dozens of executive orders on his first day in office, with many focusing on immigration and gender politics.

One of the things DeSantis said he would push for is to require local law enforcement to participate in federal immigration enforcement, which would include Trump's plans to start a mass deportation effort. Governor DeSantis also suggested implementing citizen verification for foreign remittances.

Police said he attacked his ex-partner's boyfriend after coming in through a window, though he shot his own finger off during the process.

President-elect Donald Trump is promising to end birthright citizenship as soon as he gets into office.

The cities didn't just make the cut due to personal appeal — they've also exhibited strong job markets.

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on Mexico and Canada as he seeks to portray them as responsible for illegal immigration and drug smuggling.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers, accompanied by Texas law enforcement officers, helped locate and detain more than 1,600 undocumented immigrants near the Mexico border between mid-February and mid-August while assisting with the arrests of alleged human traffickers, drug smugglers and gang members, agency records obtained by News 6 show.

Donald Trump has promised to stage the largest mass deportation in U.S. history if elected.

"Project 2025" has been a common term thrown around during the latest election cycle. But why is it so often tied to the former president?

"Project 2025" has been a common term thrown around during the latest election cycle. But why is it so often tied to the former president?

Immigration is one of the key issues of the November election, with many voters concerned over the number of migrants who have entered the U.S. during the Biden administration.

The Florida Highway Patrol spent at least $13.5 million over 10 months deploying troopers to the U.S.-Mexico border, records show. That’s about the same cost as hiring 48 new troopers with vehicles.

In his veto letter, DeSantis explained that local governments already have zoning powers, and expressed concerns that the bill could promote housing for illegal migrants.

The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return.

A new Biden administration policy will give roughly half a million immigrants who are married to American citizens but lack legal status in the United States a pathway to citizenship for them and their children.

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a key part of a 2023 law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that aimed to crack down on illegal immigration, finding the law “intrudes upon territory” under the responsibility of the federal government.

After applying for Social Security, Klass said he received a letter in 2020 claiming he hadn’t proven he was actually a citizen.

Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year.

The state of Florida has paused a program that shipped migrants to other parts of the country because it was not getting enough volunteers.

A federal appeals court is looking at whether Florida could legally challenge Biden administration immigration policies, after a district judge sided with the state in a fight spearheaded by Attorney General Ashley Moody and Gov. Ron DeSantis.

That figure is over 2,200% greater than the number of encounters during that same timeframe three years ago, CBP data shows.

A vessel with 25 Haitian immigrants was stopped by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers near Sebastian Inlet, according to a release.

According to the data, over 170,000 of those who moved out of Central Florida relocated to other parts of the state.

According to the data, an estimated 184,000 people from other counties in the state also moved to Central Florida.

In 2022, over 1 million people flocked to Florida from all over the world. Nearly half as many left, however.

Since News 6 released the footage from an investigation at the border earlier this month, viewer comments flooded in to share their thoughts on the story.

News 6 just returned from the Mexico border, where troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol were seen taking part in Operation Lone Star, an initiative launched by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2021 to combat illegal immigration.

A provision of border security legislation that would give the U.S. a new authority to block migrants from entering the country has become a central line of attack from many Republicans who are opposing the legislation.

CBP data for December 2023 shows that the number of encounters has increased by around 240% from the same time in the prior year.