The City of Jacksonville, Florida, ignited an immigration firestorm by criminalizing illegal entry, with a city council member touting its “public safety” benefits.
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ThecityofJacksonville,Florida,ignitedanimmigrationfirestorm,criminalizingillegalentryasacitycouncilmembertoutedthe“publicsafety”benefits.
FoxNewsDigitalspokewithat-largeJacksonvilleCityCouncilmemberNickHowlandonthecity’sordinance#2025-0147,knownastheJacksonvilleIllegalImmigrationEnforcementAct,whichwaspassedbythecitycouncil12-5lastweekandsignedintolawonTuesday.
“Wearethefirstcityinthecountrytoenactthiskindofbill,”Howlandsaid.“We’restandingwithourpresident,withourgovernor,withourstatelegislaturetosecureourborders,toreversetheBidenwaveofillegalimmigrationandtokeepourstreetsandourneighborhoodssafe.”
ThebillnotonlycriminalizesillegalimmigrationbutalsoallocatesresourcestohelptheJacksonvilleSheriff’sOfficeidentifyindividualswithoutlegalstatus.
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