Florida’s Chief Financial Officer handed out more than $1.7 million to local law enforcement agencies to assist with immigration enforcement. At a press conference Thursday, Blaise Ingoglia said the funding reimburses agencies participating in the federal 287(g) program.
Sheriff’s offices in Polk, Hernando, Sarasota, and Hardee counties — along with the Port Richey Police Department — received a share of the one-point-seven million dollars.
- Polk County Sheriff’s Office was awarded $1,006,985.10
- Hernando Sheriff’s County was awarded $321,112.30
- Sarasota County Sheriff’s was awarded $283,389.68
- Hardee County Sheriff’s was awarded $135,560
- Port Richey Sheriff’s was awarded $32,850
“That’s why we go out, and we work in partnership, and we get these guys the funding that they need, in order to facilitate this 287g program through these reimbursements, the state of Florida’s ensuring that every law enforcement agency has the resources they ended to enforce our laws and protect its citizens. Today I am proud to be presenting some of those reimbursement to these sheriffs and local law enforcement that are here today,” Ingoglia said.
Ryan Brown is a major with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office…