The Fort Myers City Council failed to pass an agreement with ICE that would have trained city police to act as federal immigration agents. Councilmembers voting against the measure cited their ...

City officials in Fort Myers, Florida, unanimously agreed to pass a memorandum on Friday allowing local authorities to receive training from U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

People have strong feelings about the three councilwomen's actions on Monday night. An attorney from FGCU states that the ...

The unanimous vote at the Fort Myers emergency city council meeting disappointed many regarding the partnership between Ice and FMPD for training and enforcement.

City officials in Fort Myers, Florida, voted last week to approve a new agreement allowing local police to receive training from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and help with deportatio ...

Diana Giraldo, Ward 2 council member, was one of three dissenting votes on March 17. She has issued the following statement in advance of the meeting: ...

a reason she objected to any claims of Fort Myers being a sanctuary city. When asked, Alley said it was “very not clear” whether the council violated the law, and that he’d normally suggest ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier joined Gov. Ron DeSantis in praising City Council approval of local immigration ...

The city argues the court’s intervention is needed because police departments are facing political pressure from the governor ...

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about the growing number of local police departments entering training agreements ...