Hillsborough County agencies are receiving thousands of dollars from Florida’s government to support immigration enforcement. It might not be paying off.
Tampa and Plant City’s police departments got a combined $700,000 in state funds to conduct arrests on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. So far, neither agency has reported any immigration arrests to the state.
Florida’s State Board of Immigration Enforcement—made up of Gov. Ron DeSantis and his cabinet—awards grants to agencies that train their officers to enforce federal immigration law under the 287(g) program.…