Jacksonville Metropolis Council President Kevin Carrico has revealed that Democrat Mayor Donna Deegan has notified sheriffs to not implement state or native immigration legal guidelines.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been on the forefront of tackling unlawful immigration.
In a put up to X on Thursday, Carrico wrote, “As to Normal Council Fackler directing JSO to not implement the State and Native Unlawful immigration legal guidelines, This directive not solely ties the arms of our native legislation enforcement, but it surely undermines the desire of the Council and State Legislature. Florida is main the struggle for legislation and order, and as a substitute of standing with us, the Mayor’s lawyer is siding with open-border politics.”
As to Normal Council Fackler directing JSO to not implement the State and Native Unlawful immigration legal guidelines, This directive not solely ties the arms of our native legislation enforcement, but it surely undermines the desire of the Council and State Legislature. Florida is main the struggle for legislation and…
— Kevin Carrico (@CMKevinCarrico) May 29, 2025
Carrico mentioned the directive in an interview with Florida’s Voice, saying, “The Workplace of Normal Counsel of the, that was appointed by the Democratic mayor, despatched a letter to the sheriff or e-mail to the sheriff immediately telling him, don’t implement the state unlawful immigration legislation and don’t implement the native unlawful immigration legislation that we’ve been on this present speaking about.”
NEW: Jacksonville Metropolis Council President-Elect @CMKevinCarrico reveals that the mayor’s Workplace of Normal Council has notified the sheriff to not implement state or native immigration legislation pic.twitter.com/0o2MY0GTcw
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) May 29, 2025
The mayor’s workplace confirmed Carrico’s assertion, sharing an e-mail chain concerning the matter with Action News Jax.
An e-mail from Normal Counsel Michael Fackler learn partially, “The Workplace of Normal Counsel advises JSO to not implement Chapter 605, Jacksonville Municipal Code, whereas the federal courtroom’s injunction of Fla. Stat. SS 811.102-103 is in place. A replica of the federal injunction is connected.”
The report provides, “That very same e-mail goes on to say that the OGC additionally advises JSO to not implement the state immigration legislation ‘as doing so would violate the federal courtroom’s injunction.’ It additionally says JSO ought to cooperate with the enforcement of federal immigration legal guidelines.”
In a press release supplied to the outlet, the mayor’s workplace mentioned the directive was merely “authorized recommendation” and that the workplace doesn’t have authority over the Jacksonville Sheriffs Workplace.
“The Workplace of Normal Counsel represents all the Consolidated Authorities and has repeatedly raised issues that the native ordinance is redundant to the state legislation that’s now blocked by a federal courtroom. That is merely authorized steering supplied by the Normal Counsel to a different unbiased entity to keep away from lawsuits being filed towards the town.”
The sheriff’s workplace informed ANJ that it “will proceed to implement federal, state and native legal guidelines.”
