Florida has the majority of police departments supporting the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. But, as fear spreads among immigrants of various legal statuses, many worry that close ...

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In an emergency meeting Friday the City Council votes unanimously to have some city cops trained as ICE agents ...

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 ...

Finalists include current co-interim city manager David Hainley and four external candidates: David Walker, Lisa Hendrickson, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The agreement would permit trained Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies to perform specific functions of an ICE officer.