The Florida Legislature passed a bill to address illegal immigration, shifting significant responsibilities from the governor to the agriculture commissioner.

The Senate Appropriations Committee has cleared legislation named for President Donald Trump that would empower Florida law enforcement to administer immigration law. Sen. Joe Gruters, one of President Donald Trump’s top allies in Florida, carried the bill.

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper fatally shot a suspect during an altercation at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, resulting in the suspect's death. The incident is under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

A sheriff's deputy from the Lake County Sheriff's Office in Florida has resigned after he crashed into a civilian's car while watching porn, according to reporting from local news station WSAZ.

In defiance of Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Republican-led Florida Legislature passed a bill late Tuesday night anointing Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson as the state’s chief immigration officer and zapping millions of dollars from the governor’s office for immigration enforcement.

The Florida Legislature convened on Monday, as required by the state constitution, for Gov. DeSantis's special session to address immigration enforcement.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, which oversees the 287(g) agreements at the state level, did also not respond. Kennedy, with the Florida Immigrant Coalition, said that Florida is ...

The memo comes as DeSantis pushes Florida lawmakers to broaden the state’s role in federal immigration enforcement.

A Florida man and former Visit Orlando employee has been arrested following allegations of child pornography. Records show the man, 39-year-old Matthew A. Inman, is being charged with transportation of child sex abuse material. Officials said Inman currently is sitting in the Seminole County Jail.

The case drew attention amid a nationwide focus on the apprehension and deportation of undocumented immigrants.

Cops found the red Ford pickup at the marina and determined that it was in Immokalee, Florida — about 130 miles away from Key Biscayne on the Gulf Coast — around 4 p.m. Sunday, then in Hialeah around 5:40 p.m. later that day, according to the report.