Protesters gather outside Gainesville police department over immigration reporting policy

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) — People protested outside the Gainesville Police Department following a new policy concerning undocumented immigrants.

The Gainesville Immigrant Neighbor Inclusion Initiative is the group protesting the policy.

The protest was a result of a recent general order titled “State Board of Immigration Enforcement” that GPD issued. The order now requires officers to report contact with anyone suspected of being an “unauthorized alien.”…

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