At least 15 Florida universities have quietly signed agreements to voluntarily cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — but how those partnerships are being implemented remains largely hidden from view.
Among the first to formalize such a partnership was New College of Florida, a small public liberal arts college whose board of trustees got a conservative makeover by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2023.
In April, New College’s campus police signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with ICE, but more than three months later the school has not reported any immigration enforcement activity or provided further details on its partnership with the agency. ...
