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Pedro Camacho

Miami Considers Granting Police Immigration Enforcement Powers

Miami police car (Credit: Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Image)

The City of Miami is weighing whether to join a growing number of Florida municipalities in granting local police officers federal immigration enforcement powers.

A vote, scheduled for Thursday by the City Commission, could authorize Miami's entry into a 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), enabling officers to carry out immigration duties during routine policing.

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