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Florida lawmakers voted in April to cancel the corporation's special status in the state.
Read More »Community IDs Enable Undocumented Citizens To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Nearly a thousand IDs have been issued by the Human Rights Coalition since 2018, including 73 since the start of this year.
Read More »Alachua County Immigration Activists Reflect On Year Ahead Following 2020 Elections
Local Alachua County immigration activists said the victory of President-elect Joe Biden provided a sigh of relief.
Read More »Meet The Candidates Running For Dixie County Sheriff
Three candidates are vying for incumbent Dixie County Sheriff Dewey H. Hatcher's seat: Darby Butler, Nicholas Hatcher and Jamey King.
Read More »Immigrant Students Foster Their Own Paths In An Education System Designed For Others
Students like Kaya, who are enrolled in the English to Speakers of Other Languages program at Gainesville High School, have overcome layers of adversity to achieve the same goals as their English-speaking peers.
Read More »Social-Justice-Themed Murals Will Arrive In Gainesville’s Parks And Public Spaces Before Thanksgiving Day
Social-justice-themed murals coming to Gainesville city parks as part of 352 Walls program.
Read More »Gainesville Activists Want Shift In City Budget Priorities, But Will Likely Have To Wait A Year
Activists have spent the past three weeks trying to urgently sway Gainesville city budget decisions.
Read More »Foreign Business Owners In US Caught In Travel Limbo Over Pandemic
At least 1,000 E2 visa holders could be barred from reentry and unable to run their U.S.-based businesses.
Read More »Supreme Court Upholds DACA In Blow To Trump Administration
The decision is a dramatic victory for immigration advocates and gives a new lease on life for the so-called DREAMers, immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
Read More »E-Verify Opponents And Supporters Wait As DeSantis Begins To Sign Bills
If DeSantis signs the bill, as he is expected to do, all public employers, contractors and subcontractors must register with the E-Verify system to hire new employees beginning Jan. 1. Private employers have the option of using E-Verify or the documents required for an I-9 form, but they must keep copies of those documents at least three years.
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