Inside the auditorium at Gateway High School Thursday night, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez addressed a politically fraught topic that is of high interest to the large Hispanic community he serves: illegal immigration.

Earlier this week during a Winter Haven news conference, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made several jabs at states like California and New York.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Wednesday evening at Homestead Air Force Base to speak on the issue of illegal immigration, touting some of the state-led steps that have been taken to enforce immigration laws.

Amid a slew of new bills during Florida’s Legislative special session this week tackling illegal immigration, one stands out among the rest.

Florida has been an incredibly popular state for a while now, bringing in millions of new residents over the past few years. But that's not the case for everyone.

The cities didn't just make the cut due to personal appeal — they've also exhibited strong job markets.

Of the 50 metros examined in this list, Austin, Texas was considered the most debt-ridden thanks to its high growth in recent years. But several Florida cities made it into the top 10.

The ever-popular Sunshine State saw even more people move in last year — for better or for worse.

Figures from June show a jump of over 1,700% from the same timeframe just three years ago.

Officials said all of the suspects were in the U.S. illegally, targeting homes that belonged to small business owners.

According to the latest figures, hundreds of thousands of people have moved into Central Florida over the span of four years.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis poked at politicians in Washington, D.C. on Friday after Fitch again affirmed the state's highest possible credit rating.

The most recent estimates indicate that Florida will gain enough people each year to fill a city nearly the size of Orlando.

According to the data, Florida has lost its No. 1 spot after years of record-high migration numbers.

When it comes to state-to-state migration, one Florida county ranked above all others in the U.S. last year.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the most recent data shows that Florida received over 60,000 new residents from New York.

Millennials who moved last year reportedly did so mainly due to wanting better housing or seizing new job opportunities, according to a recent study.

After the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, even more people began flocking to Florida — and California was no exception.

A huge swath of the estimated migration into Central Florida came from New York and Puerto Rico. Find out just how much.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Orlando International Airport are using facial recognition technology to help speed up screening lines that often stretch to 600 passengers deep.