ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida State Board of Immigration Enforcement is set to approve $53 million in funding for local law enforcement agencies.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is asking for $5.9 million of that. It’s the third-largest request from all the other state law enforcement agencies involved.
Sheriff Chip Simmons says the funding isn’t for supporting ICE in particular, but for supporting his deputies…