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Four Florida sheriffs tapped for council advising new state immigration enforcement board

Four sheriffs have been appointed to a council advising Florida’s newly created immigration enforcement board, which will ensure federal immigration laws are enforced in the state.

FoursheriffsinFloridahavebeenappointedtoacounciladvisingthestate’snewBoardofImmigrationEnforcement. PolkCountySheriffGradyJudd,PinellasCountySheriffBobGualtieri,JacksonvilleSheriffT.K.WatersandCharlotteCountySheriffBillPrummellwillmakeuphalfoftheStateImmigrationEnforcementCouncil,whichadvisestheboardonhowthestatecanbestworkwiththeTrumpadministrationtoenforcefederalimmigrationlaws. TheboardwascreatedlastThursdaywhenGov.RonDeSantissignedSenateBill2Cintolaw.Thecounciladvisingitconsistsoffourpolicechiefsandfoursheriffs,whowillkeeptheboardupdatedonlocallawenforcement’seffortstocombatillegalimmigration. St.CloudPoliceChiefDouglasGoerke,whowasnominatedonTuesday,willalsoserveonthecouncil.Thethreeremainingpolicechiefshaveyettobeselected. FLORIDASHERIFFSAYSICEPARTNERSHIPONLYTHEBEGINNINGINILLEGALMIGRANTCRACKDOWN  Theco