Tampa Mayor Jane Castor revises police policies after ‘sanctuary city’ threat from state attorney general

The Brief

  • Tampa Mayor Jane Castor sent a letter back to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s regarding his complaint over the city’s ‘sanctuary policies’.
  • She explained the city made revisions to the policies by removing the language in question, and sent the old and new policies.
  • The attorney general said if the policies weren’t reversed by March 31, there would be penalties, which could’ve included removing the mayor from office.

TAMPA, Fla. City of Tampa Mayor Jane Castor responded to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier after he sent a letter regarding the Tampa Police Department‘s so-called ‘sanctuary policies.”

What we know:

In her response, Mayor Jane Castor wrote that there is now a revised policy removing language of concern. She also mentioned they will publish and distribute the updated policy to their officers immediately.

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