Florida Sheriff is promoting a partnership with ICE in St. John’s County
The Florida sheriff said he was using his relationship with Federal Immigration Enforcement It is the “tip of a spear” for fighting criminal immigrants.
St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick told Fox News Digital that his department is obligated to partner with federal officials.
St. John’s County is part of the 287(g) program, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Protection (ICE) will implement certain immigration functions, including identifying and detaining suspected illegal immigration. I will delegate to the officials.
“The Deputy Sheriff is working on Interstate 95 along with our customs and border patrol, ice and erotic,” he said. “We are working with all our federal partners to carry out not only immigration, but also human trafficking, sex trafficking, guns, drugs and all the illegal activities that are happening there.”
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St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick shared how his department works with federal immigration authorities. (Florida Sheriff’s Association)
The county jail, home to the oldest city in the United States, is not federal property, but sheriff’s deputies work closely with federal officials to notify you. The illegal immigrants.
Hardwick explained that if a delegate attracts someone for a traffic violation, the person cannot provide valid evidence of identification and police will find they are legally not in the country.
“Our deputy sheriff will take you to the St. John’s County Jail to drive without a valid driver’s license,” he said. “And we’ll get your fingerprints into the system. We’ll also do that through a system called IAQ (Immigrant Alien Queries). And you have a warrant for arrest, or perhaps you Indicates whether there is an arrest warrant.
“We run IAQ almost every day at St. John’s County Jail,” he said. “And there are detainees almost every day.”
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Hardwick shared that in Florida, officials “take the tip of the spear and go to another level.”
“It means actually holding all sheriff accountable, playing in the sandbox and working with federal partners to make sure they carry out these deportations, holds and lists. ” he said.
He shared it on Friday at 2pm, and they meet with federal, state and local partners to discuss the worst criminal aliens. I wanted it in Florida Or just nearby.
“And in Florida, whether you’re an illegal alien or a US citizen, we’re going to hunt you down to find you and hold you accountable. For action,” he said.
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Hardwick noted that identifying can be difficult because some organizations create fake Social Security numbers and fake driver’s licenses that appear to be legitimate.
The US Immigration Customs Enforcement Agent will be attending a meeting in Chicago on January 26, 2025, along with other federal law enforcement agencies. (Bloomberg via Christopher Dilt/Getty Images)
Part of the county’s multifaceted approach is to use technology to inform law enforcement that it has arrived in jurisdiction.
“We’ve actually worked hard on Interstate 95 because we know there’s a lot of things that are overlooked. We have new tools and techniques here in St. John’s County. I recently fired fire,” he said. “There is a license plate reader on our north and south boundary, and when you type it, it runs the car tag.
“As of yesterday, we averaged 17-22 hits. It’s going to be a stolen cara criminal foreigner list requires an order of deportation that someone wanted or a person. So I think we’re just doing something a little different here in St. John’s County, leading head on and set an example. ”
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See Governor Ron Desantis Newly signed law It passed the Sweep Immigration Act in Florida, Hardwick said his office is waiting for additional guidance on immigration enforcement.
“There are only 1,500 beds in Florida due to deportation,” he said. “And there are over 23 million people living here in Florida. Just tracking down those who have a warrant for their arrest, we need to drive them out of our country. .”
He said President Donald Trump “clearly, immigrants were number one on his list.”
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“Let’s start preparing if that happens and what it looks like,” he said.
“I think it’s important that we do something a little different, and we can’t come to this job and sit down as elected officials and do what is happening,” he added. “You have to think outside the box.”
Fox News Digital has contacted the White House, Ice and Gov. Desantis offices for comments.