For most people in Florida, misdemeanor theft can result in up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. For an immigrant ...

Federal immigration authorities have about 2,000 beds in Florida “and they’re full,” Gualtieri said. The Pinellas County sheriff said he is holding 150 undocumented immigrants on detainers ...

(AP) — For most people in Florida, misdemeanor theft can result ... allow enhanced penalties for some state crimes committed by immigrants illegally in the U.S., according to an Associated ...