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Immigration

Students for a Democratic Society protest in downtown Tampa against TPUSA

Students for a Democratic Society held a march that started in front of City Hall to the Convention Center to protest against the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) Student Action Summit and the Trump administration. What...
migrants / immigration

About 200 Marines sent to Florida to support ICE immigration crackdown

Listen: Approximately 200 Marines have arrived in Florida from North Carolina to support ICE during its crackdown on undocumented migrants.  One legal expert says this is lawful but questionable. U.S. Northern Command says the Marines...

Former Florida Sen. Jeff Brandes talks insurance, housing, Hope Florida and more

Jeff Brandes is a self-proclaimed policy addict, and the former Florida senator and current leader of the nonprofit Florida Policy Project was at WMNF’s Tampa studio today to talk about homeowners insurance, Florida’s $115 billion budget,...

GOP leaders back James Uthmeier’s support of a Florida immigration law at the U.S. Supreme Court

Republican leaders from 17 other states Tuesday filed a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court backing Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson talks illegal immigration in Tampa

Listen: Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson tackled the topic of illegal immigration at a non-partisan political forum in Tampa on Friday.  He praised the Trump administration’s crackdowns, but still says there’s more the federal...

Activists protest detention of undocumented Tampa mother

Activists are rallying outside the Pinellas County Jail tomorrow to protest the detention of Rosa Patishtan-Gomez, an undocumented mother of two.  This rally comes as many are set to rally against deportations and the Trump...

ICE protest takes place in downtown Tampa

“Hey Hey! Ho Ho! ICE has got to go,” was being chanted in downtown Tampa, Monday, as emotions ran high. The protest was held outside City Hall where community members gathered together for what they...

Local groups gathered at Tampa City Hall to oppose ICE raids

The Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society, along with other local resistance groups, organized what they called a rapid response protest at Tampa City Hall. The anti-ICE protest occurred on Monday afternoon and was...

Brake light clinic helps residents avoid traffic stops and interactions with ICE

Deviant Libation hosted an event with Love has no Borders last Friday, where members of the community can get free brake light installation.
Congressman Maxwell Frost in a white collared shirt holding a microphone

Rep. Max Frost talks Musk, public media, more—and thanks for supporting WMNF

Trump’s self-appointed “First Buddy” is leaving the office today, as Elon Musk marks his last day leading the president’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (aka DOGE). “The legacy will be a dark legacy,” Orlando-based Rep....
Ron DeSantis

Governor DeSantis touts state immigration enforcement at Tampa press conference

Listen: Governor Ron DeSantis is touting the state’s partnership with the federal government to crack down on undocumented immigrants at the governor’s press conference at a Florida Highway Patrol station in Tampa on Monday.  DeSantis...
migrants at the U.S. border, American flag, barbed wire

Florida wants an okay from the courts to enforce its immigration law

Florida asked a federal appeals court to at least temporarily allow the state to carry out a new law targeting undocumented immigrants.
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