Florida city council members tear up at vote over ICE partnering with local officers
The Fort Myers, Florida, City Council failed to pass a memorandum of agreement between ICE and local law enforcement in an ...
Fort Myers mayor calls tearful Florida city council vote on ICE-local police agreement 'embarrassing'
Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson spoke after his city's council meeting went viral over a memorandum of agreement between city ...
Amid state’s threats, Miami-Dade city will ask courts to weigh in on immigration law
The only safe harbor left for us is to go to court and ask a court to render an opinion,” said South Miami Mayor Javier ...
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James Uthmeier calls Fort Myers ‘sanctuary city,’ warns City Council risks removal
Attorney General James Uthmeier says Fort Myers made itself a sanctuary city by rejecting an agreement with Immigration and ...
After state’s threats, a Florida city reverses course on immigration enforcement vote
Under political pressure from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Fort Myers City Council reversed course on Friday and voted to allow local police to act as federal immigration agents — a development that could ...
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Florida attorney general warns Fort Myers over ‘sanctuary city’ status
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is demanding immediate action from the Fort Myers City Council, warning that their ...
House Republican refers Boston Mayor Wu to feds for criminal probe into sanctuary policies
House Republican Anna Paulina Luna formally recommended that the Department of Justice open an investigation into Boston ...
Fort Myers City Council does an about-face, now unanimously agrees to allow ICE to train its police
City councilmembers in Fort Myers agreed in an emergency meeting to allow local police to be trained by U.S. Immigration and ...
Fort Myers City council, in a reversal, approves ICE memorandum with police department
Fort Myers Councilwoman Darla Bonk, who received death threats after a vote, lambasted the city attorney over a lack of ...
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Florida Attorney General tells Fort Myers officials that rejecting ICE breaks the law
On Monday night, the Fort Myers City Council voted down a 287(g) agreement that would have enhanced local law enforcement ...