UF international student detained by immigration agents now back in Colombia
By Bea Lunardini
Felipe Zapata Velásquez, 27, a University of Florida international student, chose to remain in the U.S. and was sent to Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami within days of his arrest before going back to Colombia, his mother said.
Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:43:34 GMT
Florida universities face sweeping state audit under DeSantis’ DOGE mandate
By Garrett Shanley
Florida’s public universities and colleges have just two weeks to turn over six years’ worth of records on staffing, research and grant funding as part of the first formal information request under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ newly mandated Department of Government Efficiency – a sweeping effort to identify “inefficiencies” in higher education.
Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:49:18 GMT
New video shows police arresting UF student now held by immigration agents
By Bea Lunardini
A University of Florida international student from Colombia who was renewing his student visa was arrested in a traffic stop and is being held by immigration agents in South Florida, his family says.
Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:05:27 GMT
‘Gut punch’: Opposition grows to attorney general’s decision not to enforce law banning gun sales to buyers under 21
By Matthew Cupelli
Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, said he disagrees with a federal appeals court’s recent decision upholding the age restriction, passed in the wake of a 19-year-old gunman killing 17 people at a Parkland high school in 2018.
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:01:13 GMT
