LARGO — In a split vote, the City Commission has approved a request by the city police department to enter into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
During a March 18 commission meeting, Largo Police Chief Mike Loux said the department’s request to enter a Memorandum of Agreement with ICE under terms of the Immigration and Nationality Act was “designed to improve cooperation between local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities.”
It would mean “increased safety and security, improved and increased training and support (and) efficient resource utilization,” Loux said…