Venezuela has released 10 jailed Americans in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

ACLU files lawsuit against "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration facility in Florida Everglades, alleging detainees are denied legal counsel and face dangerous conditions.

The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida is seeking to join a federal lawsuit aimed at halting a new immigration detention facility in the Everglades.

Fox 4's Eric Lovelace spoke with a woman who says her husband is detained at Alligator Alcatraz. However, confirming with a government body that he is actually there, is harder than you might think.

President Donald Trump is in Ochopee this morning touring the detention center, 'Alligator Alcatraz.'

Hundreds protest Florida's new immigration detention facility in the Everglades, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," as Gov. DeSantis says it will open Tuesday.

A 44-year-old woman from Haiti died in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Florida last Friday, the agency said.

In a unanimous vote, Fort Myers City Council passed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Fort Myers Police and ICE after an emergency meeting held on Friday.

People have strong feelings about the three councilwomen's actions on Monday night. An attorney from FGCU states that the governor cannot remove a council member based on their vote.

“I support the agreement 100%,” said Garrison. “However, it does have to go in front of my city commission, and the commission is going to have to vote on it.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that Fort Myers will enter into an agreement with ICE or he’s prepared to intervene and suspend elected officials from office.

FOX 4 was in the community meeting Councilwoman Darla Bonk was holding Wednesday night, and she said police increased patrols in the communities where she and two other City Council members live.

Hear how Lee County Democrats are offering their support to the 3 city council members who voted against city immigration enforcement

Punta Gorda’s City Council unanimously approved the agreement, and then the city attorney told them their decision leaves the city open to legal action

“They’re breaking the law,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier warned on Wednesday, addressing city officials in Fort Myers and beyond.

Click to watch Rep. Byron Donalds' interview with Fox 4 and why he feels three Fort Myers City Council members choose not to follow the law

So who are the councilwomen now deemed "rogue" or "heroes" (depending on who you ask)? Here's a look.

State Attorney General, James Uthmeier, told Fox 4 this about the City of Fort Myers: "We put them on notice, but we're not going to wait long."

A recent study by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration has revealed that healthcare costs associated with undocumented immigrants in the state reached nearly $660 million last year.

There was no drama in Punta Gorda. City Council votes to approve agreement with ICE to allow police officers to take on immigration enforcement duties.

The initial vote broke 3-3 with Council members Bonk, Giraldo, and Watson voting against participating in the program that gave federal immigration powers to Fort Myers police.

FOX 4 took a closer look at Attorney General James Uthmeier's letter to the city, after his post on X warned Ft Myers City council members they must fix this problem or face the consequences.

The split vote failed to approve the agreement granting police federal immigration enforcement powers, to the dismay of state conservatives. See what the mayor told Fox 4's Kaitlin Knapp about it.

What does the official paperwork actually say about these immigration enforcement efforts? What powers are granted to law enforcement, and what are municipalities required or not required to do?

The City of Marco Island agrees to assist ICE in immigration enforcement. Fox 4 gives you a look inside the vote.

Florida Gubernatorial Candidate & Representative Byron Donalds addressed national media and also posted on X – in part calling for the removal of the council members who did not support the agreement.

When FOX 4 asked what steps would be taken to prevent racial profiling, Sheriff Gualtieri responded, "We don't racially profile."

When somebody is booked into jail and if they have a detainer on them, ICE can ask the jail to serve a warrant on them and hold them for an extra 48 hours before ICE comes to take them into custody.

Just two weeks after a special session led to sweeping immigration reforms in Florida, state lawmakers are preparing to take up additional immigration measures.

With state and local agencies now allowed to make arrests, the governor says they can work seamlessly with federal immigration authorities.

RCMA Immokalee Community Academy confirms with FOX 4 that their organization sent out a text message to parents informing them that there have been ICE agents in Immokalee.

Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell has been appointed to Florida's Immigration Enforcement Council.

“Profiling is going to be an issue. With all due respect to FHP they are not trained immigration officers. They don’t know the difference between a work authorization or a green card.” Ricci said.

Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida's controversial immigration reform bills into law after they passed both chambers of the Florida Legislature.

Sheriff Kevin Rambosk told Collier County commissioners his office is working to revive a discontinued program from 2012 that would expand its immigration enforcement powers.

The Collier County Republican Executive Committee said they reviewed both immigration proposals and agreed by a nearly unanimous vote that Governor DeSantis pitch was better.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is rolling out his next budget proposal, take a look at what he is proposing.

President Donald Trump is pausing tariffs on Mexico for at least one month after speaking to his Mexican counterpart.

Collier County Sheriff’s Office says more than a dozen arrests have been made, and 13 illicit massage businesses have shut down because of the operation.

With immigration at the forefront of the Trump Administration, FOX 4 gets asked whether agents can go to a public school & arrest children?" The answer is: not without the right information.

The changes passed by state lawmakers and issued by President Trump's Executive Order are raising questions about enforcement, the legality of such measures, and impacts to schools and families.

Can ICE really go to a public school and arrest children? The answer is not exactly, despite what you're reading online.