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James Uthmeier Threatens Key West Leaders with Removal From Office for Voiding ICE Agreement
- On June 30, 2025, the City Commission in Key West decided by a 6-1 margin to terminate the local police department’s 287 agreement with ICE, thereby ending the city's participation in federal immigration enforcement.
- The vote followed ongoing political pressure and aligned with South Miami's legal challenge to state mandates requiring 287 agreements under Florida law.
- The agreement had authorized local officers to enforce federal immigration laws, and Key West officials cited community concerns and the view that the prior agreement lacked formal approval.
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier immediately warned the city that this action violates state law, threatening civil and criminal penalties and removal of officials from office if not reversed.
- This decision marks a significant local defiance against state immigration enforcement, suggesting growing tensions between municipal autonomy and Florida's ban on sanctuary cities.
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Southernmost US City Terminates ICE Agreement, GOP Leadership Fires Back
The Key West, Florida’s commissioners voted Tuesday to end the city’s cooperation agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, prompting a stern warning from the state’s attorney general. The vote was […] The post Southernmost US City Terminates ICE Agreement, GOP Leadership Fires Back appeared first on The Western Journal.
EYES OF A NATION ON KEY WEST OVER ANTI-ICE POLICY
The Key West community spoke and its leaders listened, voting on June 30 to void the city’s agreement with the federal Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency that would have trained and deputized local police officers to enforce immigration law. Two days later, the city received the threatening letter it expected from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. Residents packed city hall for a June 30 special meeting of the city commission,…
DeSantis administration threatens to punish Florida city that voted to end police agreement with ICE
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said leaders in the state's most southern municipality face possible removal from office if they fail to restore an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Florida Takes Immigration Fight To SCOTUS: AG Uthmeier Seeks To Revive Blocked State Law
Sunshine State Challenges Federal Authority as Legal Battle Over Immigration Intensifies Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has escalated the state’s contentious immigration battle to the nation’s highest court, petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a judicial block on S.B. 4-C, a state law that criminalizes illegal entry and reentry into Florida. The move comes […] Florida Takes Immigration Fight To SCOTUS: AG Uthmeier Seeks To Revive…
Florida AG Vows Crackdown on Key West for Voting to End ICE Partnership
Florida's Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a stern warning Wednesday to city officials in Key West, accusing the commission of violating state law by voting to terminate a formal partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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