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 publish to X on Thursday, Carrico wrote, “As to Normal 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 legislation enforcement, but it surely undermines the need of the Council and State Legislature. Florida is main the combat for legislation and order, and as an alternative of standing with us, the Mayor’s lawyer is siding with open-border politics.”
As to Normal 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 legislation enforcement, but it surely undermines the need of the Council and State Legislature. Florida is main the combat for legislation and…
— Kevin Carrico (@CMKevinCarrico) Might 29, 2025
Carrico mentioned the directive in an interview with Florida’s Voice, saying, “The Workplace of Normal Counsel of the, that was appointed by the Democratic mayor, despatched a letter to the sheriff or electronic mail to the sheriff in the present day telling him, don’t implement the state unlawful immigration legislation and don’t implement the native unlawful immigration legislation that we’ve been on this present speaking about.”
NEW: Jacksonville Metropolis Council President-Elect @CMKevinCarrico reveals that the mayor’s Workplace of Normal Council has notified the sheriff to not implement state or native immigration legislation pic.twitter.com/0o2MY0GTcw
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) Might 29, 2025
The mayor’s workplace confirmed Carrico’s assertion, sharing an electronic mail chain concerning the matter with Motion Information Jax.
An electronic mail from Normal Counsel Michael Fackler learn partially, “The Workplace of Normal Counsel advises JSO to not implement Chapter 605, Jacksonville Municipal Code, whereas the federal court docket’s injunction of Fla. Stat. SS 811.102-103 is in place. A duplicate of the federal injunction is hooked up.”
The report provides, “That very same electronic mail goes on to say that the OGC additionally advises JSO to not implement the state immigration legislation ‘as doing so would violate the federal court docket’s injunction.’ It additionally says JSO ought to cooperate with the enforcement of federal immigration legal guidelines.”
In a press release 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 Normal Counsel represents your complete Consolidated Authorities and has repeatedly raised issues that the native ordinance is redundant to the state legislation that’s now blocked by a federal court docket. That is merely authorized steerage provided by the Normal Counsel to a different impartial entity to keep away from lawsuits being filed in opposition to town.”
The sheriff’s workplace informed ANJ that it “will proceed to implement federal, state and native legal guidelines.”
