Immigration/Border
The Floridian is a statewide and national political media platform that covers government affairs, elections, public policy, and campaigns on Florida politics. These stories are focused on the pivotal issue of immigration reform
Gov. Ron DeSantis isn't worried about Baker County residents opposing his new "Deportation Depot" center for undocumented immigrants. Why? Because he won by "Saddam Hussein margins" in the last election. "I got 90% of the vote in Baker County, so they're probably excited about ['Deportation Depot']. And I think if you look at like these […]
A coalition of Senate and House Democrats is pushing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for more information regarding the uses of the controversial Everglades Detention Facility, also known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley (D) spearheaded a letter to the heads of DHS, Immigration and Customs […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has announced that he and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will collaborate on an effort to correct the 2020 U.S. Census potentially awarding Florida additional seats in the House of Representatives. Gov. DeSantis released a statement claiming that the previous Biden Administration was aware that Florida’s 2020 Census data was […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending Florida's new Lieutenant Governor to California to "take possession" of the undocumented truck driver who killed three people in a traffic incident, he announced Wednesday. Jay Collins, a retired Green Beret and the newly-appointed Lieutenant Governor of Florida, is en route to California as of 3:00 p.m. Thursday to bring […]
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) made a statement putting California on blast for its “lawlessness” following an accident where a semi-truck driver made an illegal U-turn on Florida’s Turnpike, causing the deaths of three people in Fort Pierce. “It should make every American furious to see California’s lawlessness costing three innocent people their lives. This […]
Representatives Cory Mills (R-FL), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), and Brian Mast (R-FL) expressed support for President Donald Trump's proposed new Census excluding illegal aliens in comments to The Floridian. Last week, President Trump announced that he was directing the Department of Commerce to conduct a new census that would not include illegal aliens as part of the […]
Since taking over as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), Chairman Evan Power, who is currently on diaper duty, has transformed the once-boring and uncreated state party into what nothing less than an aggressive and funny Democratic Party-beatdown of an organization. The RPOF's latest venture into political comedy is their The Home Depot-inspired […]
Florida Republican Rep. María Elvira-Salazar praised the Trump administration as it moves to impose visa restrictions on several government officials complicit in the Cuban regime’s labor export program. Rep. Salazar has been an outspoken critic of the Cuban regime, calling Cuban doctors involved with the labor export program “Modern-Day Slaves.” “I’ve been calling this out […]
TALLAHASSEE—Florida's Alligator Alcatraz was only the first massive migrant detention center built to help federal authorities detain and deport undocumented immigrants, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed Tuesday. Soon, 1,000 beds will be added to Indiana's Miami Correctional Facility to create the "Speedway Slammer" detention center in a clear replication of South Florida's […]
ORLANDO—Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier solidified his commitment to illegal immigration enforcement under Gov. Ron DeSantis, calling it a top priority of his agenda at the Republican Freedom Forum in Orlando on Saturday. "My top priority is to help law enforcement detain as many illegal immigrants as possible," Uthmeier told The Floridian. "We're going to […]
Hundreds of immigrants illegally in Florida have been deported from Alligator Alcatraz, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Friday. 100 of these migrants have been fully deported through flights chartered by the Department of Homeland Security, while hundreds more have exited the Everglades detention center and are en route to leaving the country through a stopover […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis defended Friday the state agency that constructed the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center without fully notifying local officials. He lauded the Florida Division of Emergency Management for not "twiddling their thumbs" and building the Everglades center in just eight days—even though local officials in Collier and Miami-Dade counties were still chasing down […]
MIAMI – Florida Democratic Representatives Darren Soto, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Maxwell Frost, and Jared Moskowitz, along with a bipartisan Florida legislative delegation, launched an investigation into inhumane conditions at the newly opened detention center in the Everglades. The detention center referred to as “Alligator Alcatraz” has been a controversial topic among many, with Rep. Soto […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Florida Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (R), alongside 20 other House members, introduced a new and improved version of the DIGNITY Act. Dubbed the “Dignity Act of 2025,” the bill boldly reforms immigration by building on the foundation of the “Dignity Act of 2023.” At the press conference where Rep. Salazar introduced the […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) and Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL) have teamed up to introduce a bill tightening vetting protocols for sponsorship of unaccompanied migrant children. In April 2023, Sen. Moody, who was Florida's Attorney General at the time, decried the Biden Administration's laxity in vetting sponsors of unaccompanied migrant children, accusing them of facilitating human […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) did not mince words in dismissing Democratic rhetoric about illegal immigration in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Evening Edit, saying they "do not care about illegals" and that their words are "propaganda for the midterms." Rep. Luna said the talk of "concentration camps" and "disappearing/kidnapping people" is "simply not […]
Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) commented on the recent anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attacks during an appearance on Fox Business's Evening Edit, saying Democrats' rhetoric has escalated from "defund the police" to "attack the police." Rep. Steube also stated that "[Attorney General] Pam Bondi should investigate these elected officials if these Democratic elected officials are intentionally […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) condemned Democratic silence about an attack on Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) agents in Alvarado, Texas, during a recent appearance on Fox Business's Evening Edit, saying it was effectively a form of support for the violence. Ten people were arrested for shooting at ICE agents in front of a detention center for […]
