All 67 county sheriffs in Florida have agreed to fully cooperate with Customs and Border Protection to enforce immigration laws. NBC6’s Lorena Inclan reports
All 67 county sheriffs in Florida have agreed to fully cooperate with Customs and Border Protection to enforce immigration laws.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Department of Homeland Security Senior Counselor Keith Pearson spoke on the agreement Wednesday in a news conference at the Homestead Air Force Base.
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WATCH HEREThe 287(g) agreement gives local and state law enforcement the ability to execute the same functions as Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Florida is now the only state where all counties are cooperating with this agreement.
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"This is really the model for other states to follow," DeSantis said.
Over the next few weeks, ICE will be training local law enforcement as part of the agreement.
Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz, Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Florida Highway Patrol were among the law enforcement in attendance at Wednesday's news conference.
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"As the mission continues to develop at the national and state level, we here in Miami-Dade County will support in however fashion we need to ensure that we are obeying that law," Cordero-Stutz said.
For funding, DeSantis said there will be federal reimbursements, and the state has appropriated $250 million to supplement and reimburse municipal and county law enforcement.
