Florida Police Get Immigration Enforcement Authority

Miami’s ABC News affiliate reports:

Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office in Pensacola, discussing immigration issues. Signage at the event read “Biden’s Border Crisis.” The governor was in Pensacola to sign legislation, Senate Bill 1808, an immigration law passed in the legislature this year.

Flanked by a variety of law enforcement officers, DeSantis discussed issues at the southern border, and his concerns regarding the current federal immigration and economic policies. He was joined by Florida Highway Patrol Director Col. Gene Spaulding, and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Interim Commissioner Mark Glass.

The Hill reports:

The bill requires that law enforcement agencies “enter into a written agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to participate in the 287(g) program.”

The agreements grant certain local law enforcement officers some immigration enforcement authority, according to the Immigration Legal Resource Center.

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— South Florida Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) June 17, 2022