ORANGE PARK — The town council discussed providing police assistance and support to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday. Case said that there are currently no officers in …
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ORANGE PARK — The town council discussed providing police assistance and support to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday.
Orange Park Police Department Chief Randy Case said that there are currently no officers in that position.
If they were to come across someone with a deportation, or civil, warrant, the town lacks the authority to do anything.
Case said currently there is a plan in place, where the department contacts ICE and gives them approximately 30 minutes to determine the outcome.
Per the agreement, ICE will pay for the training. However, Case said the department will continue to search for any possible grants to help fund their portion.
Case said that all county sheriffs in Florida have utilized the agreement with the agency.
“I think it would be beneficial to our town, and it’d be beneficial to maybe two of our officers to get certified in this area if we came across this,” he said.
The council will bring the agreement back for a second hearing at a later meeting, which will be open for public comment.
