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  • Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd talks about a return to a state program to crack down on undocumented immigrants in the state.
    Immigration
    Florida Sheriffs revive controversial ICE program, call racial profiling fears ‘total BS’
    Chris Young/WMNF
    , February 24, 2025
    The Florida Sheriff’s Association plans to bring back a controversial program that faced criticism for racial profiling. The group announced it at a meeting in Polk County Monday detailing how they plan to crack down on undocumented immigrants in the state.President of the Florida Sheriff’s Association Bill Prummel announced they are reinstating a street task force program. It gives state and local law enforcement more power under ICE to deport undocumented immigrants.