287(g)

Key West City Commissioners — under pressure from Florida’s attorney general — reversed a decision that was praised by residents at a previous meeting and voted to reenter into a 287(g) immigration enforcement agreement between local police and federal officials. It would deputize and train local law enforcement as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Dozens of Miami residents braved the heat outside City Hall Tuesday morning to speak out against a controversial proposal that would deputize local police with immigration enforcement powers through a 287(g) agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It passed 3-2 after passionate debate.

The lawsuit centers on what are known as 287(g) agreements, which local governments can enter with the federal government to provide training and authority to local police to help enforce immigration laws.

Dozens of police departments have signed agreements to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts. One community in Miami-Dade County is waiting for a judge's opinion.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and federal immigration authorities are celebrating the “first of its kind” partnership that resulted in the arrest of over 1,120 undocumented migrants across the state. In a press conference, he said two-thirds of those were wanted or convicted criminals.

A handful of Florida universities, including UF, are now officially signed on to have campus cops help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, while faculty at three universities have asked for a halt to the program.

Miami is deferring a request by its police chief to grant some cops immigration law enforcement powers, a controversial measure being pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to help the federal government increase deportations sought by President Donald Trump.