US EditionFlorida AG sends criminal subpoena to Deegan administration, targets employee put on leave after posting ICE video
The subpoena seeks communications from Jacksonville's Hispanic Outreach Coordinator about ICE operations after a livestream warning; investigation may lead to charges if laws were violated, AG said.
- On Monday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a criminal subpoena to Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan's administration, requiring materials by February 20, 2026.
- Yanira "Yaya" Cardona's mid-January livestream prompted a subpoena seeking all records from Jan. 2–Jan. 16, 2026 amid allegations of a coordinated effort to impede immigration enforcement.
- The subpoena specifically demands emails, texts and phone calls from Cardona and the mayor's office on city-provided and personal devices, keywords including vehicle descriptions, slideshows on evading law enforcement, and records mentioning Jennifer Cruz, woman arrested during an ICE operation in January.
- The City of Jacksonville replied it has received the subpoena and will cooperate, while Uthmeier said, `We stand by the rule of law here in Florida` and `We will not allow this kind of behavior.`
- The case raises questions about Uthmeier, who served as Gov. Ron DeSantis's chief of staff, and the 2025 law requiring local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
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A North Florida mayor’s administration may have coordinated to shelter criminal illegal aliens and obstruct immigration enforcement, according to a criminal subpoena issued on Feb. 9 by the Office of Statewide Prosecution. As part of the criminal investigation, state prosecutors are requesting all forms of communication from a suspended-then-reinstated employee in Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan’s office from Jan. 2 to Jan. 16, vowing that there…
Florida attorney general targets Jacksonville mayor’s team over allegations of ICE obstruction
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Donna Deegan slams James Uthmeier 'fishing expedition' into Jacksonville's approach to illegal immigration
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is condemning a subpoena from Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office alleging potentially illegal actions from the city’s Hispanic Outreach Coordinator. In a lengthy statement, the first-term Democrat challenged the legitimacy of a probe into Yanira Cardona’s Instagram video warning locals where immigration enforcement operations were happening this month. Additionally, Deegan said Uthmeier, the former Chief of …
Florida AG sends criminal subpoena to Deegan administration, targets employee put on leave after posting ICE video
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday announced that he sent a “criminal subpoena” to the administration of Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan, questioning the city’s immigration enforcement.
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