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Homestead council approves 287(g) training memorandum with ICE over community objections
Summary
The City of Homestead voted to authorize a memorandum of agreement under Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, allowing designated Homestead Police Department officers to be trained to assist ICE under ICE supervision; the council approved the MOA 5–2.
The City of Homestead voted to authorize a memorandum of agreement under Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, allowing designated Homestead Police Department (HPD) officers to undergo ICE training and, in limited circumstances and under ICE supervision, assist with immigration enforcement. The council approved the MOA in a roll call vote, 5–2.
The vote followed public comment and a lengthy council discussion about public safety, community trust and the limits of local authority. Commissioner Raquel Regalado, Miami‑Dade County Commissioner and chair of the county committee that oversees water and sewer, told the council the issue had become a national political conversation but that county-level decisions “were not allowed to go through the…
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