US Edition‘These Are Our Neighbors’: Miami City Commission Faces Pressure over Proposed ICE Partnership
- On June 18, 2025, Miami City Commission voted 3-2 to deputize qualified Miami Police Department officers to work for ICE under a 287 immigration enforcement agreement.
- The vote followed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signing a law requiring agreements be sent to local departments, but it remains unclear if participation is mandatory, prompting South Miami to seek a court ruling.
- The decision sparked widespread opposition from residents, immigrants, teachers, professionals, and activists who voiced fears of increased racial profiling, family separations, and barriers to community safety and medical care.
- Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales said only three MPD officers would serve under direct ICE supervision, while City Attorney George Wysong warned that rejecting the agreement could hinder police and enact a sanctuary policy.
- The resolution aligns Miami with several other Florida cities in adopting 287, but critics warn it may foster distrust and fear in immigrant communities, complicating law enforcement and social cohesion.
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(LPL/AFP) – The city of Miami, the one with the highest proportion of foreigners in the United States, approved an agreement on Tuesday that would allow the Police Department to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest migrants despite protests against the raids. Despite hundreds of citizens who demonstrated against it at City Hall, Miami commissioners approved by three votes to two the “287(g) agreement,” under which loc…
Pedro Pablo Cortés Miami (EFE).- The city of Miami, the city with the highest proportion of foreigners in the United States, approved on Tuesday an agreement that would allow the Police Department to partner with the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) to arrest migrants despite protests against raids. Despite the ... Read more
By Isabel Rosales, CNN Miami, Florida's second-largest city, has approved a controversial collaborative agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that allows certain local police officers to act as immigration agents in a limited capacity and under ICE supervision. On Tuesday, the Miami City Commission voted 3 to 2 to join ICE's 287(g) program. This agreement empowers some state and local agents, during routine operations, to ques…
By Isabel Rosales, CNN Miami, Florida's second-largest city, has approved a controversial collaborative agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that allows certain local police officers to act as immigration agents in a limited capacity and under ICE supervision. On Tuesday, the Miami City Commission voted 3 to 2 to join ICE's 287(g) program. This agreement empowers some state and local agents, during routine operations, to ques…
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