Torrance County Commission extends contract with ICE officials
- Orange County leaders agreed on Tuesday to a partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement , as part of Florida's support for President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, with a 5-2 vote by the Orange County Commissioners.
- This partnership aims to crack down on immigration by giving Sheriff's Deputies the power to act as immigration officers, despite concerns raised by activists about ICE detainer requests creating fear in immigrant communities.
- Under the proposed Warrant Service Officer Program, the Orange County Sheriff's Office will train deputies to transfer undocumented immigrants in custody to ICE for removal upon release from criminal custody, a move supported by Governor DeSantis who urges cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security.
- Mayor Jerry Demings stated that non-compliance with the program could result in the county losing federal dollars, while Commissioner Kelly Martinez Semrad expressed concerns about the increased workload and financial burden on Orange County taxpayers.
- Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet, executive director of Hope CommUnity Center, demanded due process and funding to support families affected by the agreement, urging Orange County to prioritize fairness and dignity over fear and family suffering.
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What immigrant OCS parents should know about their child’s rights
In response to the Trump administration’s string of executive orders with the intention to crack down on immigration, Orange County Schools passed a resolution in February that invoked the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Plyler v. Doe, which affirmed childrens’…
ICE deal another cold shoulder to home rule
Vero Beach Police Chief David Currey warned earlier this month that top state officials weren’t merely asking the city to cooperate fully with federal authorities in the Trump Administration’s ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration. They were demanding it. And if the City Council didn’t approve the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s “memorandum of agreement,” which Tallahassee sent to all 67 counties and every Florida municipality with…
Sheriff’s office: ICE has deportation orders for 10,000 people in Orange County
Mayor Jerry Demings relayed those totals Tuesday as part of a Board of County Commission discussion about an agreement allowing jail staff to help federal immigration authorities serve warrants and deportation orders. Orange County was the last in Florida to approve the required agreement.
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