Key West City Commission

Responding to an outcry of business owners, church leaders and local residents, the Key West City Commission cancelled the city’s agreement to allow local police to assist federal immigration agents in apprehending suspected undocumented immigrants.

“It has had devastating effects on the economic health of our island,” says the group — the Key West Immigrant Support Network — in a statement. “If we continue down this path, it will have irreversible consequences.”

Voters in Key West chose three new city commissioners this week, rejecting one incumbent and choosing two newcomers for open seats.Richard Payne, a…