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All 67 sheriffs in Florida agree to work with ICE to act against illegal immigration

All 67 sheriffs in Florida have signed agreements with the US Ministry of Homeland protection to support the president Donald Trumps Promise of mass shift, GOV. Ron Desantis said on Wednesday.

“We are the only state in the country in which all counties have done this” press conference in homeestead.

Next is to make similar agreements with more than 400 police stations in the state, Desantis said.

As part of the new agreements, the deputies of the Sheriff with ICE monitoring acquire more immigration authorities. The local sheriff's offices can interview suspected illegal immigrants, arrested and recorded if they tried to illegally enter Florida and to carry out arrangements for violations of immigration.

Critics say that the state is wrongly targeted by some people who have lived in Florida for decades and pay for taxes after they have illegally entered the country years ago.

The agreements of the sheriff come as Florida Highway Patrol and several other State authorities have achieved similar business with the federal government.

Desantis detailed some of the previous arrests of the law enforcement agencies – including two undocumented immigrants from Jamaica who were arrested in the Panhandle due to the spread of fentanyl. In another case, Florida Highway Patrol and Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested someone who illegally arrived to the United States and was charged with state and federal child pornography, said Desantis.

The governor continued to use the former president Joe biden For not enough to deport illegal immigrants.

“When bidding was president, these people were only knowingly out there. They knew that some of these people were out there and they simply decided not to do anything about it, ”said Desantis. “These days are over and I am glad that Florida is part of the solution.”

Part of the package of immigration calculations Existed at the beginning of this month Offers a reimbursement of 250 million US dollars for the expenditure of local enforcement to get involved.

Democrats expressed frustrations that state taxpayers protect the legislative template for immigration instead of the federal government.

At his press conference, Desantis confirmed that he supported a legislation according to which all employers-including small employers with fewer than 25 employees-are required to use E-Verify to confirm the legal status of the employees.

Sen. Jason PizzoDemocrat from Sunny Isles Beach, submitted SB 782 At the beginning of this month after him accused Republican During the special session not to do enough to address employers who hire illegal workers what he said was the root of the problem.

Desantis said he believes that the legislature will say goodbye if the regular session will be regulated next month.

“We want to make sure that we sign it in the law as soon as possible,” said Desantis.


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