New bill requires police departments and schools to comply with federal immigration authorities on deportation requests
Jamaican-born Rep. Hazelle Rogers of Lauderdale Lakes is protesting the controversial HB 675 Bill passed by Florida House of Representatives.
The bill requires local agencies such as police departments and schools to comply with federal immigration authorities on deportation requests. Rep. Rogers says the bill is “not good for our local communities and the state of Florida.”
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is one of six sheriff’s offices that have said they will limit their cooperation with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement when it demands they detain an immigrant. The others are the Hernando, Pasco, Hillsborough, Pinellas and Broward sheriff’s offices..
In addition, the Miami-Dade County Commission has adopted a similar, countywide policy.
The ban proposed under the House bill would affect all seven counties.
