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Tallahassee commission schedules review after months of public outcry over 287(g) immigration agreement
Summary
After months of public comment and dozens of speakers, the Tallahassee City Commission voted unanimously to bring back a staff report and legal options in September about the city's participation in a 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Tallahassee City Commission on Aug. 20 voted unanimously to ask staff and the city attorney to bring back a report for the Sept. 3 meeting on the city's options related to the 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including the possibility of joining or filing litigation. The action followed a four-hour public-comment block in which residents urged the commission to end the city's cooperation with ICE and described fear and community disruption following an ICE operation in College Town earlier this year.
Why it matters: Speakers said the 287(g) program has chilled trust in law enforcement, harmed families and workers and led to detentions they described as traumatic. Commissioners said they wanted an updated legal and operational picture before taking further steps.
Community members, immigrant-rights groups and university students filled the commission chamber and used public comment to press the mayor and commissioners to pull…
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