The state attorney’s office will be investigating the members of a Florida city who voted against an agreement for local law enforcement to train as immigration enforcement officers , according to a social media post.
“The Fort Myers City Council’s vote to not approve the police department’s 287(g) agreement with ICE is very troubling,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a post to X , formerly Twitter, Monday night after the city council meeting. “Preventing a local law enforcement agency from entering into a 287(g) agreement with the federal government prevents that agency from participating in certain federal immigration operations.
“These council members actions likely run afoul of Florida Statute, and my office will be investigating.”…