Why Florida Leads the Nation in Cooperating With ICE Enforcement

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—As federal agents conduct immigration enforcement operations around the country, protests often erupt, at times involving violent attacks. Some high-profile Democrat politicians have urged their followers to fight back against law enforcement officers as they seek to arrest illegal immigrants. In Florida, by contrast, the removal of illegal immigrants mostly moves along peacefully, even as the state leads the nation in cooperating with federal immigration enforcement efforts, a state official and a top federal immigration official told The Epoch Times. And what may surprise some is that it’s a Democrat—appointed by Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis—who’s leading the state’s collaboration with federal agencies....