Despite enduring a public pressure campaign from the state and Gov. Ron DeSantis, most South Florida cities with their own police departments have not partnered with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s in a program to train officers to take part in the detention of migrants.
After President Donald Trump was elected to a second term, Florida officials eagerly embraced his mass deportation agenda. State Attorney General James Uthmeier went as far as threatening to remove from office elected officials who opposed ICE’s 287(g) program, which grants local cops some of the powers of federal immigration agents.
Federal data shows that Florida has the second-largest number of 287(g) agreements after Texas, a significantly larger state. But a Miami Herald analysis found that most South Florida cities have stayed on the sidelines. More than 30 municipalities — including Fort Lauderdale, Miramar, Homestead and Miami Beach — have not entered the federal partnership…