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

FHP launching Immigration Enforcement Division but union head voices concerns

The Florida Highway Patrol will be playing a bigger role in immigration enforcement with the addition of FHP's Immigration Enforcement Division.

‘Yes, We Signed the Damn Thing Because We Really Had To,’ Orlando Mayor Says of Forced Transports for ICE

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 Gov. Ron DeSantis. The post ‘Yes, We Signed the Damn Thing Because We Really …

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.

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.

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

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