Desantis Administration Threatens To Punish Island City That Voted To End Police Agreement With Ice

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said leaders successful nan state's astir confederate municipality look imaginable removal from agency if they neglect to reconstruct an statement pinch U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

On Tuesday, nan Key West metropolis commissioners voted 5-1 to void an statement that requires its constabulary section to partner pinch ICE. 

The national programme known arsenic 287(g) allows section authorities to execute definite national migration enforcement functions, including allowing officers to question, apprehension and detain group suspected of violating migration law.

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"I effort not to make decisions pinch my bosom because it tin get maine into trouble," said Commissioner Donald Lee, nan city’s erstwhile constabulary main who voted to sever nan alleged 287(g) agreement, nan Miami Herald reported. "Tonight, I americium going to make a determination from my heart, and I dream it doesn’t get nan metropolis successful trouble."

In a missive Wednesday to nan commissioners, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said their ballot violates authorities rule and has fundamentally made Key West a "sanctuary city."

"Florida rule unequivocally forbids sanctuary cities," Uthmeier wrote while demanding nan metropolis reverse course. "Failure to return corrective action will consequence successful nan enforcement of each applicable civilian and criminal penalties, including removal from agency by nan governor."

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier called for Key West leaders to reverse people connected a ballot that voided nan city's practice pinch migration authorities.  (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Uthmeier, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and nan six Key West commissioners. 

Law enforcement agencies that run region jails successful Florida must participate partnerships pinch nan national authorities truthful their officers tin transportation retired limited immigration supplier functions, nan Herald reported. 

On Tuesday, DeSantis told reporters Key West leaders could look suspension for not upholding nan agreement.

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"I deliberation nan lawyer wide has weighed successful connected that, and I’ll fto him do nan study and nonstop them immoderate warnings request to beryllium sent," DeSantis said astatine nan opening of nan caller "Alligator Alcatraz" migration detention halfway successful nan Everglades. 

"But nan reality is you person a work for afloat participation," he added. "And you tin kindness awesome and effort to make governmental statements, but nan reality is section governments person to abide by Florida law."