{"id":6027,"date":"2026-07-01T04:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=6027"},"modified":"2026-07-01T04:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:33:09","slug":"florida-pushes-police-to-step-up-immigration-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=6027","title":{"rendered":"Florida pushes police to step up immigration enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TALLAHASSEE \u2014 Florida\u2019s local law enforcement agencies have been required by state law to assist the federal government in immigration enforcement for over a year.<\/p>\n

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But some agencies, including some of the largest sheriffs and police departments in the state, still aren\u2019t participating.<\/p>\n

At a State Immigration Enforcement Council meeting on Tuesday, Florida\u2019s top cops said some are barely cooperating or not engaging at all in President Donald Trump\u2019s agenda, a priority supported and pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n

Out of 394 law enforcement agencies in the state, 272 have active 287(g) taskforce officer agreements, according to data provided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.<\/p>\n

Of the 272, 163 agencies are considered \u201cactive operational,\u201d which means they have made one or more 287(g) arrests. The remaining 109 agencies have not yet made an arrest, according to the FDLE data.<\/p>\n

The council will send letters to law enforcement agencies urging them to comply with state law, assist the federal government in illegal immigration enforcement and report monthly data to FDLE.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to encourage them. I don\u2019t want to see them publicly embarrassed for not complying with the law,\u201d said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, the council chair.<\/p>\n

Council members have given agencies time to earn accreditation, begin arrests and learn how to enter data into Florida\u2019s Suspected Unauthorized Alien Encounters Dashboard.<\/p>\n

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Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, a member of the council, said he was \u201cvery sympathetic a while back to everybody getting up to speed and getting their sea legs under them.\u201d<\/p>\n

But that time is over.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollow the law, do what you\u2019re supposed to do,\u201d Gualtieri said. \u201cThere\u2019s no glitches, either you\u2019re doing it or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Judd said all local law enforcement should begin checking immigration status as part of their \u201cdaily routine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re not suggesting that people gather up at Home Depots or Lowes and target people. We\u2019re not suggesting they go into agriculture fields or work sites,\u201d Judd said.<\/p>\n

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Florida immigration arrests have quietly surged, with state and local agencies at the forefront<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n