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Florida Sheriffs Break with Gov. DeSantis, Back Path to Legal Status for some Immigrants Amid ICE Crackdown
Florida sheriffs urge federal officials to create a legal path to citizenship for non-criminal undocumented immigrants, citing harm from mass deportations to working communities.
- Florida's Republican sheriffs on the State Immigration Enforcement Council have opposed mass deportations of undocumented immigrants without criminal records, marking a break from Governor Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump's hardline policies.
- Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and at least six other sheriffs agreed to draft a letter urging President Donald Trump, Congress, and federal agencies to limit deportations and propose alternatives such as fines and schooling for non-criminal immigrants.
- The council was created under a 2025 state law requiring local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration efforts, but sheriffs now seek a more measured approach for immigrants not violating laws.
- Sheriffs criticized current deportation tactics, including aggressive actions causing community tensions and fatalities during ICE operations, and blamed Congress for inaction on immigration reform.
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Trump-allied Florida police chief calls for way to regularize immigrants without criminal records
One of Florida’s most prominent and hardline police chiefs said Tuesday that Congress should find a way for migrants who entered the country illegally and have integrated into society to remain. Grady Judd, sheriff of Polk County, east of Tampa in the central part of the peninsula, said he plans to request more specific guidance from the Trump administration on which migrants should be prioritized in the federal government’s deportation push.Seg…
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