U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Florida is about to get over 1,000 extra officers to help the federal government carry out mass deportations now that the southern border crisis is over.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced on Wednesday that Executive Director Dave Kerner was the first in the department to be sworn as an ICE Task Force Officer under the 287(g) program. The program allows state and local law enforcement to be certified and empowered to enforce federal immigration law during the course of their normal duties. Florida is the first in the nation to require law enforcement agencies to be part of the program.
FLHSMV further revealed that almost 1,500 Florida Highway Patrol troopers will soon complete their 287(g)
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