Immigrant groups respond to undocumented student ban at Florida colleges

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 363

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Florida’s pro-immigration groups on Thursday blasted a new rule banning undocumented students from state colleges as “cruel” and potentially illegal.

On a Zoom meeting, the coalition of legal entities and advocacy organizations called on the DeSantis administration to reconsider this week’s education change, which outright outlawed state colleges from enrolling undocumented students.

The state Board of Education’s vote came days after Florida’s other top education body, the Board of Governors, moved forward with preventing …

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