287(g) ICE agreement

Presented the Pinellas Coalition for Human Rights' demands to end law enforcement cooperation with ICE, including ending profiling and protecting children of detainees.

Compared ICE tactics to constitutional violations and urged the board to end the 287(g) agreements.

A Largo resident since 1980, criticized the Sheriff for holding detainees beyond the 72-hour limit and asked the board to talk to the Sheriff.

A 44-year resident who said she feels unsafe seeing neighbors arrested and deported.

Questioned the taxpayer cost of deportation cooperation and cited criminal-record statistics.

Estimated a $1.9 million annual taxpayer subsidy for ICE detainees and contrasted it with cuts to parks and lifeguards.

A Unitarian minister from Gulfport who said ICE has lost moral authority and asked the board to end the agreement.

Argued the agreement undermines public safety and community trust and diverts resources.

Cited the Sheriff's rebooking practices and four-fold rise in detainees, and shared her family's immigrant story.

Cited a ProPublica report on rebooking and asked the board to direct the Public Safety Coordinating Council to formally review jail detention records.