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    Masks, Fear, and Federal Anonymity: The Fourth Amendment Reality Behind Masked ICE Agents

    February 17, 2026By Leah Llobell

    In recent years, Immigration and Customs Enforcements (“ICE”) officers have become far more prevalent across the United States.[i]  Media coverage routinely shows videos and photographs of immigration arrests and raids on businesses.[ii]  This widespread coverage often prompts the same question amongst the public: why don’t ICE agents identify themselves?  Although ICE agents frequently wear masks, […]

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    Roadblocks for DeSantis’ New Immigrant Transport Law: Analyzing SB 1718

    October 25, 2023By Daniel DeIzaguirre

        Many new bills signed into law have made Florida politics a widely discussed topic. One of these bills, SB 1718, was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on May 9, 2023. The law took effect on July 1, 2023. The bill was labeled as the “strongest anti-illegal immigration legislation in the country” […]

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    Living in Legal Limbo – Where Do Afghan Refugees’ Immigration Process Stand?

    October 23, 2023By Rocio Iglesias Gonzalez

        Over two years ago, the United States retrieved American soldiers from Afghanistan.[i]  Within days, the Taliban invaded the capital of Afghanistan as the internationally recognized president fled the country.[ii]  Fearful, hundreds of thousands of Afghans escaped the country and found a new life in the United States through a humanitarian parole program.[iii]  The […]

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    Land of the Free and Home of the Few: The Detriment of FL Senate Bill 1718

    October 11, 2023By Samantha Gonzalez-Gomez

      Immigration is a topic of debate that has polarized America since the enactment of the Immigration Act of 1882.[i] In the years of early legislation, issues of contagious diseases, crime, and insurgency permeated the nation.[ii] This not only marked the inception of stigmas associated with modern-day illegal immigration but also caused an even bigger […]

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