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Okaloosa County approves memorandum with ICE to participate in warrant-service officer program
Summary
After a walk-on item and extended discussion, the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to accept a memorandum of agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to participate in a warrant-service officer program required by new Florida law.
Okaloosa County commissioners voted unanimously on Feb. 18 to accept a memorandum of agreement (MOA) from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to participate in a warrant-service officer program established under federal immigration law, following the governor's recent signing of state legislation requiring local cooperation.
The county's director of public safety and interim director of corrections, Pat Maddox, told commissioners the new Florida law (referred to in the packet as SB 2C) requires county detention facilities to enter written agreements with ICE and said the MOA the county received sets a deadline to respond. "Monday of this week ISA had reached out to the county's Department of…
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