Florida City Commissioner 'shocked' To Stand Alone As Colleagues Defy Trump Immigration Crackdown

A Florida metropolis commissioner said she was shocked to find herself "standing alone" aft her colleagues successful nan state's southernmost municipality voted this week to extremity an statement betwixt nan constabulary section and national migration authorities.

Key West metropolis Commissioner Lissette Carey told Fox News Digital that she considered nan imaginable consequences of severing nan 287(g) agreement, which allows constabulary officers to stop, mobility and detain forbidden immigrants. 

"I did my investigation anterior to nan meeting," Carey said. "I was nan only personnel of nan Commission who understood nan consequences and respected our authorities and national authorities capable to uphold nan law."

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An aerial scenic image of Key West, Fla. On Tuesday, metropolis leaders voted to extremity a business pinch migration authorities. One commissioner, Lissette Carey, voted against voiding nan agreement.  (iStock)

In a 5-1 vote, nan committee voted to void nan agreement, a move that came amid nan Trump administration's crackdown connected forbidden migration and nationwide mass deportation operations.

"I was profoundly disturbed by nan deficiency of knowing and nan disregard for nan safety, security, and semipermanent well-being of our city," Carey said. "As nan first to formed a ballot connected this matter, I was disheartened—and frankly shocked—to find myself opinionated unsocial successful recognizing nan value of upholding this agreement."

The move has already met guidance from leaders successful nan authorities superior of Tallahassee. 

In a missive dated 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 leaders 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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Key West Commissioner Lissette Carey was nan lone dissenting ballot erstwhile nan metropolis voided an statement to cooperate pinch migration authorities.  (City of Key West)

He added that they could look removal from agency if they don't reverse course. 

Carey, whose mother and grandparents arrived successful Key West from Cuba successful nan 1950s, said she supports legal immigration. 

"I americium proud of my heritage, and I grant nan galore contributions immigrants make to our communities," she said. "But I besides judge successful pursuing nan rule and ensuring nationalist safety."

"Key West is often seen arsenic a carefree, wide town, but it's besides location to conservatives for illustration maine who support rule enforcement," added Carey. 

Earlier successful nan week, Gov. Ron DeSantis said nan rumor is simply a matter of pursuing authorities law. 

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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."

Choosing not to cooperate pinch migration authorities only puts residents successful those municipalities astatine risk, a White House spokesperson told Fox News Digital. 

"Local officials refusing to activity pinch national rule enforcement will not extremity nan Trump Administration's ngo to region dangerous, criminal forbidden aliens from American communities," nan spokesperson said. "It will only put American citizens surviving successful their jurisdiction astatine risk. Quickly and efficiently deporting convulsive aliens makes each American organization safer." 

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Other Florida cities person done nan opposite. In Miami, metropolis commissioners location narrowly voted successful favour past period to let constabulary officers to activity pinch U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by entering into its ain 287(g) partnership.