Under duress, Orange County mayor signs ICE addendum to ward off threat of removal from office

Screenshot of Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings in Orlando on August 1, 2025.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings signed an updated agreement with U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) on Friday, although he later said he did so under “protest and extreme duress.”

It came days after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier threatened the mayor and all six county commissioners that their failure to do so would result in their removal from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis…

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