Florida sheriff says ICE partnership only the beginning in illegal migrant crackdown
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St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick said Florida authorities are working with ICE to apprehend criminal migrants.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a U.S. Writer at Fox News Digital.
St. Johns County is part of the 287(g) program that allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Protection (ICE) to delegate to state and local law enforcement officers certain immigration functions, including identifying and detaining suspected illegal immigrants. Sarah joined FOX in 2021, where she has assisted on coverage of breaking and major news events across the US and around the world, including the assassination attempts on President Donald Trump's life, the 2022 midterm elections and the 2024 presidential election, along with illegal immigration.
"Deputy sheriffs have been working on Interstate 95 with our Customs and Border Patrol, with ICE and with ERO," he said. "We've been working with all of our federal partners to go ahead and enforce not just immigration, but also enforce human trafficking, sex trafficking, guns, narcotics and every illegal activity that's going on out there." She has experience reporting on topics including crime, politics, business, lifestyle, world news and more.
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