ICE Detainers

AG Uthmeier vows to investigate Fort Myers council vote that blocks FMPD-ICE pact; Donalds charges dereliction of duty

Elizabeth Andarge

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said his office would investigate Monday night's split vote by the Fort Myers City Council that will now block city police from entering into a federal government agreement on immigration operations.

Dagon Flores and Marvin Agular were there to support those who will be affected by the SB 1718 law. A massive march and rally was held June 28, 2023, beginning at Centennial Park, marching through downtown Fort Myers, along Palm Beach Blvd to El Nuevo Maguey a restaurant on Palm Beach Blvd. From June 28th to July 5th the immigrant community of Florida have entered into a work stoppage to protest the now law SB 1718. The marched to demonstrate their value to the economy.

Immigration

Communities across the region feeling crippled by mass deportation orders

Eileen Kelley

Haitian American advocate calls measures such as school and church raids un-American

Government & Politics

Florida House Passes Federal Immigration Enforcement Bill

John Davis

The Florida House passed a bill Wednesday that would fine local governments and law enforcement agencies that do not fully comply with federal immigration…