The Florida State Board of Education approved a policy that bars undocumented students from attending the state’s Florida College System institutions. The measure limits admission to U.S. citizens or students who are “lawfully present,” and it requires documentation of legal status before enrollment. The decision could materially affect enrollment and tuition revenue across the 28-institution system, with estimates cited by state-aligned research organizations and advocacy groups indicating tens of thousands of undocumented students were present in Florida’s college-age population in recent years. The state also has a parallel policy in development for the separate Florida university system, where governing-board action is expected after a comment period. The Florida move is likely to intensify compliance and legal-risk assessments for admissions, registrars, and campus legal counsel, while also raising immediate questions about how institutional enrollment processes and documentation checks will be implemented across the system.