Florida Authorities Will Start Cooperating With ICE in Immigration Enforcement

‘We’re setting ourselves up so we can deploy the full power ... to assist the federal government to deport these criminal illegals,’ a state lawmaker says.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures during a news conference at the Tampa Electric Company offices in Tampa, Fla, on Sept. 25, 2024. Chris O'Meara, File/AP Photo

Florida’s law enforcement is gearing up to meet new levels of supportive alignment and integration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in combating illegal immigration, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other lawmakers elaborated on what the state’s partnership with the federal government would look like.

“Immigration, unequivocally, is a federal issue,” State Sen. Jay Collins told The Epoch Times during a phone interview on Feb. 13. “With that being said, at the state level, we have to prepare things in our state, you know, line things for the maximum efficacy in what we do.”