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Sarasota, Palm Beach sheriffs walk back immigration bonuses for deputies • Florida Phoenix
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (581+ words) Two Florida sheriff's offices on Tuesday took back planned bonuses for their immigration officers, striking tens of thousands of dollars in already-approved state grant requests. The Sarasota and Palm Beach County sheriff's offices are the first local law enforcement agencies…...
Lee County Sheriff's Office is first agency to see its immigration request cut • Florida Phoenix
1+ day, 29+ min ago (468+ words) The Lee County Sheriff's Office became the first law enforcement agency in Florida to have part of its immigration enforcement grant request denied " but the reduction was never publicly discussed or voted on during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting. In an eleventh…...
Florida House proposes bar on emergency dollars for immigration enforcement • Florida Phoenix
1+ week, 5+ day ago (487+ words) The Florida House wants to prevent the state's disaster response agency from using emergency funds on immigration or any non-natural disaster. The lower chamber " long at odds with the DeSantis administration " would also ban the purchase of aircraft, boats, or…...