Ron DeSantis Plans for 2nd Alligator Alcatraz; Jerry Demings Signs Agreement Under Pressure

Orange County Mayor signs ICE agreement to avoid being removed from office

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings says he had two options-- strike a deal with ICE or get removed from office.

Orange County deputies will 'detain and transport arrested aliens' for ICE

Mayor Jerry Demings signed an addendum to the county's ICE agreement Friday.

Under duress, Orange County mayor signs ICE addendum to ward off threat of removal from office

Screenshot of Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings in Orlando on August 1, 2025.Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings signed an updated agreement with U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) on Friday, although he later said he did so under “protest and extreme duress.” It came days after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier threatened the mayor and all six county commissioners that their failure to do so would result in their removal from office by …

Ron DeSantis plans for 2nd Alligator Alcatraz; Jerry Demings signs agreement under pressure

Demings had initially declined to sign onto an addendum allowing corrections officers to transport undocumented immigrants out of jurisdiction.

Demings signs ICE transport agreement just before DeSantis, cabinet appear in Orlando

As pressure mounts on Orange County over ICE standoff, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the cabinet head to Orlando

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings signs ICE agreement amid pressure from Gov. DeSantis, AG Uthmeier

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings on Friday signed an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to assist in the transport of suspected undocumented immigrants to Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility in the Everglades.