Unidentified speaker praises state-DHS cooperation, criticizes sanctuary jurisdictions
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Summary
At a Ponte Vedra Beach event, an unidentified speaker said Florida ordered state and local agencies to cooperate with DHS on interior immigration enforcement, cited 287(g) agreements and said the state had made "about 20,000" apprehensions since last spring.
An unidentified speaker (S1) told a Ponte Vedra Beach audience that Florida required state and local law-enforcement agencies to cooperate with the Department of Homeland Security on interior immigration enforcement and cited recent statewide steps taken to implement that policy.
The speaker said the state called a special legislative session "at the beginning of last year" to align jurisdictions, and that the administration "impose[d] a very clear duty on all state and local law enforcement agencies" to assist DHS. "We've done about 20,000 apprehensions of people, illegal aliens, just since probably last spring," the speaker said, adding that the state————s activity complemented DHS operations.
Why it matters: The remarks frame the state's approach as active cooperation with federal immigration authorities, including references to 287(g) agreements and to measures the speaker said were intended to remove noncitizens convicted of crimes from communities rather than releasing them. The speaker criticized jurisdictions that refuse to honor detainer requests or otherwise decline cooperation, calling them "sanctuary jurisdictions" and saying that refusal creates friction for enforcement.
The speaker also attributed large migration flows to prior federal administration policies, saying "7 to 10,000,000 people enter our country illegally," a characterization presented as the speaker——'s summary of events; the transcript records no independent verification or response during the remarks.
Authorities and agreements cited in the talk included references to 287(g) agreements; the speaker said many sheriffs adopted those agreements "shortly thereafter." The transcript does not record formal votes or new local ordinances during this event.
What the speaker said next: After describing enforcement steps, the speaker reiterated that cooperation between state, local and federal agencies is essential to their public-safety approach and closed by thanking local law-enforcement personnel. The remarks did not include a question-and-answer exchange in the provided transcript.