This is tyranny in action,' resident says as Fort Myers City Council ties on a memorandum partnering ICE to local police ...
Four days after a 3-3 deadlock rejected an agreement that would partner city police with ICE council members have had their ...
In a unanimous vote, Fort Myers City Council passed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Fort Myers Police and ICE after ...
and that others — like Fort Myers — must use 'best faith efforts" to assist ICE. All 67 Florida county sheriffs already accepted the memorandum. Nearly immediately after Monday's meeting ...
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said his office will open an investigation into Fort Myers City Council members after ...
In an emergency meeting Friday the Fort Myers City Council votes unanimously to have some city cops trained as ICE agents ...
People have strong feelings about the three councilwomen's actions on Monday night. An attorney from FGCU states that the ...
Fort Myers appears to be the first city in the state to vote against having its police department enroll in the ICE program.
The proposed agreement would have allowed Fort Myers police officers to receive training to act as ICE agents. “Teddy Roosevelt said it best a hundred and some years ago. We welcome immigrants ...
The change of heart happened after James Uthmeier threatened members with removal for failing to follow a new state law.
The new vote came after Florida’s Attorney General, James Uthmeier, threatened to remove the council members from office and ...
The city has confirmed that Councilwoman Teresaa Watkins Brown, who missed the ICE vote, will be in attendance. 'But my city is not for sale,' Fort Myers City Council fails to pass agreement with ...