Month: April 2025

(VIDEO) Florida Universities to Deputize More Officers, Expand Arrests of Illegals on Campus

LEOs face off against Hamas supporters at the University of Florida Gainsville.

The end of ‘safe spaces’?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just signed legislation to empower all Florida taxpayer-funded universities to use “best efforts” in giving illegal aliens the heave-ho.

Initially in a report from the reliably Left-Wing the Independant of London, England, cites three schools as already moving forward;

  • Florida Atlantic University – Boca Raton
  • University of Florida – Gainesville
  • University of South Florida – Tampa

However, in the video report (below), NewsNation notes the University of Central Florida in Orlando was just added to the list.

More specifics from reporter Kate Payne of the Independent (emphasis mine);

The police departments of at least three public universities in Florida are seeking agreements with the federal government to carry out immigration enforcement on campus.

It’s a significant shift in policy for schools that had previously been considered “sensitive locations” to be insulated from such law enforcement activities, under a federal policy the Trump administration rescinded.

Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, the University of Florida in Gainesville and the University of South Florida in Tampa are all seeking to deputize their campus police for immigration enforcement, representatives for the schools confirmed to The Associated Press.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has prioritized support for President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda, signing new laws requiring local and state agencies to use their “best efforts” to support federal immigration enforcement.

Joshua Glanzer, a spokesperson for FAU, said “all state schools” in Florida are expected to pursue the expanded immigration enforcement authority.