US EditionFort Myers City Council does an about-face, now unanimously agrees to allow ICE to train its police
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier warned the Fort Myers City Council that their rejection of an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement makes the city a 'sanctuary city' and violates state law.
- Uthmeier stated in his letter that the council's actions require 'immediate corrective action' or they could face civil and criminal penalties, including possible removal from office.
- He outlined that sanctuary policies are illegal in Florida and failure to comply could lead to suspension from office.
- U.S. Representative Byron Donalds and Lee County Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass supported Uthmeier's stance, indicating that council members risk accountability for their actions.
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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 Customs Enforcement.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that Fort Myers will enter into an agreement with ICE or hes prepared to intervene and suspend elected officials from office.The Governor, speaking at a roundtable at New College of Florida in Sarasota, alongside the U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan, said Florida law requires all local governments to sign an agreement with ICE.You saw this thing where the city council is fighting the Mayor and the Police Chief over whet…
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