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Orange County signs ICE warrant-service addendum amid legal warnings, commissioners ratify
Summary
Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings signed an addendum on Aug. 1 to a memorandum with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that allows, "only upon a request of an ICE officer," participating local officers to transport arrested aliens to ICE-approved sites. The Board of County Commissioners ratified the addendum 5'to'2 on Aug. 5 after weeks of public comment and a legal warning from Florida's attorney general.
Mayor Jerry L. Demings signed an addendum to the county's warrant-service officer (WSO) memorandum of agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Aug. 1, then brought the document to the Board of County Commissioners for ratification on Aug. 5. The mayor said he signed to avoid an immediate removal action by the state after the Attorney General's office publicly threatened county officials. County Attorney Jeffrey Newton and Sheriff's Office and corrections leaders briefed commissioners before a vote.
The addendum modifies the existing WSO arrangement by adding language that permits, "only upon a request of an ICE officer," participating local law enforcement personnel to transport arrested aliens to an ICE-approved facility or office, if the local officers have the required ICE authorization and the transporting agency approves. Jeffrey Newton told commissioners that the addendum is not required by the statute that originally prompted the WSO (Fla. Stat. 908.11) and noted the county had informed the Florida Sheriffs Association of its implementation…
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