ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — There is a fight for immigrants' rights happening across the Tampa Bay area. Advocates said there's been a shift in immigration policies impacting local communities. Governor Ron DeSantis said the state continues to be the leader in immigration enforcement.

The deputy director of the Florida Immigrant Coalition said people who were once in the country legally are being targeted.

"76,000 Hondurans who lost their statuses yesterday. And another 4,000 Nicaraguans who lost their status yesterday," said Renata Bozzetto, the deputy director of the Florida Immigrant Coalition.

On Friday, DeSantis recapped how the state pushed legislation to support President Donald Trump's vision for an illegal immigration crackdown.

"We did what we should have done all along, ma

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