Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a memorandum that could soon give highway patrol officers some of the power of federal immigration agents.

Officers were dispatched to the 1800 block of Meriadoc Road off West Tharpe Street around 7:10 a.m. on Tuesday in reference to a body in the street, according to the Tallahassee Police Department.

Less than two weeks after President Donald Trump took office, fear and panic has spread through immigrant communities across the Tallahassee area.

"FHP is equipped and hard at work to enforce illegal immigration laws in Florida," the agency said in a social media post.

The Leon County Sheriff's Office, Tallahassee Police Department and Florida Highway Patrol compiled a list of road closures due to hazardous conditions. They are: These closures coincide with the ...

The act would name Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture, the state’s chief immigration officer, who would oversee immigration enforcement and be the state’s liaison to the federal government.

Advocacy groups on Tuesday traveled to Tallahassee to contribute to the conversations, which have many immigrants concerned about the future. Leaders from these groups including The Florida Immigrant Coalition stood in front of the press, essentially dissecting the proposed bill and the impacts on their communities.

One day after Florida lawmakers passed a new immigration act, a crowd gathered near Lake Eola in downtown Orlando to show support for immigrants' rights.

On Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol conducted a joint operation with federal immigration officers in Jefferson County to round up 12 people believed to be in the country illegally, one of a number of raids performed around the country as the Trump administration ramps up its plans for mass deportation.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida spent Tuesday preparing for ... Image 1 of 4 Crash along a snowy Interstate 10 in Florida. (Florida Highway Patrol) "I don’t have to tell anybody that we’re not necessarily used to walking in a winter wonderland here in ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla ... Image 1 of 4 Crash along a snowy Interstate 10 in Florida. (Florida Highway Patrol) "I don’t have to tell anybody that we’re not necessarily used to walking in a ...

TALLAHASSEE, FL — The Tallahassee Police Department ... The report says later that morning, just after 3:00 a.m., a Florida Highway Patrol officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop on the vehicle for a moving violation near the Leon-Jefferson County ...