ICE is giving local police big money to help with immigration enforcement

ICE is giving local police big money to help with immigration enforcement

At a press conference in March, Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, flanked by American flags, had a collection of large checks to give out. The money was part of a pool of $250 million from the state, and one by one, four sheriffs posed with oversized novelty checks.“Let’s start giving the money away,” Ingoglia told the room. “I am proud to give out these checks to these sheriffs standing in front of me for all the hard work that t…

ICE Funds Local Police to Enhance Immigration Enforcement Operations

Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia distributed over $1.4 million in checks to county sheriffs for their participation in the 287(g) program, which allows local law enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration laws, according to a report from the National Pulse [1]. The funding marks a significant flow of state and federal dollars into local police departments for immigration enforcement. The 287(g) program, created in 1996, a…

ICE Funds Local Police to Enhance Immigration Enforcement Operations.

Florida sheriffs and police departments are receiving significant state and federal funding for participating in the 287(g) program, which empowers local law enforcement to assist in immigration enforcement.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Florida law enforcement agencies have received millions in state and federal funds for participating in the 287(g) program, which allows local officers to enforce federal immigration laws. At a press conference, Fl…

ICE is giving local police big money to help with immigration enforcement - TPR: The Public's Radio

The federal government is offering local law enforcement incentives to join a program that gives their officers authority to make immigration arrests. Police leaders say the funds, which include money for salaries, equipment and vehicles, are enticing. The post ICE is giving local police big money to help with immigration enforcement appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.