Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis revealed that Florida has arrested 10,400 illegal immigrants since April 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
According to ICE, $2.7 million of the funding will support transportation for local agencies, while $7.3 million will provide equipment for 974 local officers. At the state level, $1 million is allocated for transportation and $27.5 million for equipment benefiting 3,676 state officers.
The 287(g) initiative empowers state and local law enforcement officers to help perform immigration enforcement duties. Florida has "set the standard" nationwide for 287(g) partnerships with 325 agreements in place, according to ICE.
President Donald Trump talks with Gov. Ron DeSantis during a roundtable at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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DeSantis has previously warned that any attempts to threaten or attack ICE agents in Florida would not be tolerated.
"Florida is not Portland," DeSantis said in September. "If you think you can go and launch attacks against ICE agents in this state, you've got another thing coming. We will hold you accountable very swiftly and very severely."
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