Cities of Doral, Floridaa key hub for immigrants in Venezuela is poised to craft an agreement with the US Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) that will allow city law enforcement agencies to carry out immigration enforcement.
Doral City Council members are expected to allow partnerships with ICE through the 287(g) program on Wednesday. Report by the Miami Herald.
The news comes as president Donald Trump Efforts, including trials of several local law enforcement agencies to support federal immigration authorities, continue his push to strengthen deportation efforts across the country.
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Including Doral in this effort marks a seemingly surprising turn, with the city living one of the largest populations of Venezuelan immigrants in the country. That fact has sparked concerns about many local residents, particularly potential racial profiling, but city officials have tried to ease the fear and said the partnership will focus strictly on legitimate enforcement.
“The intent is not to restrain anyone based on what they look like,” Councillor Rafael Pineilo told the Miami Herald. “We are obliged to comply with federal and state laws, but our goal is not to target individuals based on appearance. Our focus remains on legitimate enforcement, not profiling.”
The 287(g) contract, inked by Doral, has been widely used in several states since Trump took office in January, allowing cooperation between them. Local law enforcement And ice.
The 287(g) contract allows local law enforcement agencies to work more closely with the ice. (John Moore/Getty Images)
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Part of the programme focuses on identifying and disposing of illegal immigrants who have already been detained and qualify for deportation. Another part allows local law enforcement agencies to assist in ice summary operations on the ground.
The program allows some local law enforcement officers to participate in 40-hour ice training sessions, but requires local agencies to stay in touch with ICE regularly during their execution. Immigration enforcement.
Doral’s involvement in the program comes as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis encourages local cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The report notes that Florida law requires that the enforcement agencies responsible for county jails register with the 287(g) program.
Doral, Florida, has a large community in Venezuela. (Getty Images via Da Varela/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service)
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Local activists continue to oppose potential agreements.
“By turning local law enforcement into tools for the Department of Homeland Security’s Enforcement Bureau, Doral’s elected officials have broken the trust of the city’s large Venezuelan community,” Adelis Ferro, executive director of the Venezuelan-American Caucus, told the Miami Herald. “The community relies on police for protection, not persecution.”
