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About 30 people, including pastors, nuns, and volunteers from the Mexican consulate in Orlando, attended a candlelight vigil in Apopka for the eight Mexican farmworkers who died Tuesday when the bus they were in overturned after it was sideswiped by a pickup truck driver.
Among the laws that went into effect in Saturday is Senate Bill 1718, which will impact the state’s immigration policies.
The bill will take effect on July 1, expanding Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal on illegal immigration that will make it a felony to shelter, hire or transport illegal immigrants into or within Florida among other measures.
Activists on Thursday said they were fighting against Florida’s new immigration law.
Immigrant rights activists in Orange County gathered Thursday morning to denounce the state's new immigration bill.