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 submit to X on Thursday, Carrico wrote, “As to Common Council Fackler directing JSO to not implement the State and Native Unlawful immigration legal guidelines, This directive not solely ties the palms of our native regulation enforcement, but it surely undermines the desire of the Council and State Legislature. Florida is main the battle for regulation and order, and as a substitute of standing with us, the Mayor’s lawyer is siding with open-border politics.”
As to Common Council Fackler directing JSO to not implement the State and Native Unlawful immigration legal guidelines, This directive not solely ties the palms of our native regulation enforcement, but it surely undermines the desire of the Council and State Legislature. Florida is main the battle for regulation and…
— Kevin Carrico (@CMKevinCarrico) May 29, 2025
Carrico mentioned the directive in an interview with Florida’s Voice, saying, “The Workplace of Common Counsel of the, that was appointed by the Democratic mayor, despatched a letter to the sheriff or e-mail to the sheriff right now telling him, don’t implement the state unlawful immigration regulation and don’t implement the native unlawful immigration regulation that we’ve been on this present speaking about.”
NEW: Jacksonville Metropolis Council President-Elect @CMKevinCarrico reveals that the mayor’s Workplace of Common Council has notified the sheriff to not implement state or native immigration regulation 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 Common Counsel Michael Fackler learn partially, “The Workplace of Common 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 hooked up.”
The report provides, “That very same e-mail goes on to say that the OGC additionally advises JSO to not implement the state immigration regulation ‘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 an announcement 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 Common Counsel represents your entire Consolidated Authorities and has repeatedly raised considerations that the native ordinance is redundant to the state regulation that’s now blocked by a federal courtroom. That is merely authorized steerage supplied by the Common Counsel to a different impartial 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.”
