Despite the overwhelming opposition expressed during public comment, the council voted unanimously to pass the bill.

The new vote came after Florida’s Attorney General, James Uthmeier, threatened to remove the council members from office and ...

At the March 18, 2025 Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting, in response to three Fort Myers aldermen standing up to constitutionally questionable deportation, Commissioner Pendergrass requested ...

While some councilmembers said they had their questions answered, others did not say why they changed their vote.

Fort Myers officials agreed to pass a memorandum allowing authorities to receive training from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

City leaders in Fort Myers abruptly reversed course Friday after threats from Florida's governor and attorney general and voted to allow police officers in this southwest Florida city to enforce ...

In a 7 to 0 vote, Fort Myers City Council passed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Fort Myers Police and ICE after an ...

Council member Darla Bonk said the lack of information from City Attorney Grant Alley about the memo put the council in ...

Under political pressure from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Fort Myers City Council reversed course on Friday and voted to allow local police to act as federal immigration agents — a development that could ...

Fort Myers Councilwoman Darla Bonk, who received death threats after a vote, lambasted the city attorney over a lack of ...

The Fort Myers City Council is meeting to discuss an agreement that allow local law enforcement to be trained by ICE agents and authorize them to perform immigration enforcement.