Under the new agreements, sheriff’s deputies gain more immigration enforcement power with ICE supervision. Local sheriff’s offices will be able to interrogate suspected illegal immigrants, arrest and detain people caught trying to enter Florida illegally and serve or execute warrants for immigration violations.
A Florida man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to an attempted sexual battery and an attack on a law enforcement officer, prosecutors said.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis directed Florida law enforcement to enter into additional Memoranda of Agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to execute functions of ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced that the partnerships would go well beyond turning over illegal immigrants in local jails.