Fort Myers City council

Fort Myers City Council does an about-face, now unanimously agrees to allow ICE to train its police
City officials in Fort Myers, Florida, unanimously agreed to pass a memorandum on Friday allowing local authorities to receive training from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and assist with deportations.
Fort Myers Council reverses field - approves ICE agreement
In an emergency meeting Friday the Fort Myers City Council votes unanimously to have some city cops trained as ICE agents
ALL IN FAVOR: Fort Myers Council votes 7-0 for ICE agreement
In a unanimous vote, Fort Myers City Council passed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Fort Myers Police and ICE after an emergency meeting held on Friday.
Fort Myers mayor calls tearful Florida city council vote on ICE-local police agreement 'embarrassing'
Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson spoke after his city's council meeting went viral over a memorandum of agreement between city police and ICE that caused tears.
Fort Myers City council, in a reversal, approves ICE memorandum with police department
Fort Myers Councilwoman Darla Bonk, who received death threats after a vote, lambasted the city attorney over a lack of information regarding ICE pact.
Large crowd at Fort Myers meeting disappointed after council approves ICE agreement
The unanimous vote at the Fort Myers emergency city council meeting disappointed many regarding the partnership between Ice and FMPD for training and enforcement.
Fort Myers reverses course, will cooperate with ICE
The new vote came after Florida’s Attorney General, James Uthmeier, threatened to remove the council members from office and declared that the vote made Fort Myers a sanctuary city – one that outwardly denies cooperation with the federal government to enforce immigration laws. Uthmeier is the former chief of staff to the Governor.
Voters react to Fort Myers City Council ICE vote
The Fort Myers City Council is facing backlash after a vote regarding a partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Facing death threats, Fort Myers council members will re-think vote against ICE partnership
Four days after a 3-3 deadlock rejected an agreement that would partner city police with ICE council members have had their lives threatened. They will reconsider their votes at an emergency meeting Friday.
Florida city council members tear up at vote over ICE partnering with local officers
Fort Myers City Council failed to pass a memorandum of agreement between ICE and local law enforcement on an emotional 3-3 vote that saw tears from some members.
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Fort Myers approves police agreement with ICE days after shooting it down
The change of heart happened after James Uthmeier threatened members with removal for failing to follow a new state law.
DeSantis warns he has 'tools' including suspending local officials if they don't cooperate with ICE
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says his office has tools including suspending officials from office to compel local governments to ...
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'THEY ARE BREAKING THE LAW': Attorney General meets with FOX 4 over city vote
State Attorney General, James Uthmeier, told Fox 4 this about the City of Fort Myers: "We put them on notice, but we're not ...