Orange County Mayor signs ICE agreement

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings signed an agreement with ICE on Friday, Aug. 1, allowing local law enforcement to detain and transport illegal immigrants to immigration facilities, like Alligator Alcatraz. 

"Yes, I signed the damn thing," Demings said after signing the agreement Friday, Aug. 1. 

Before the signing, Demings was in a feud with Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier, after he warned Demings he could be removed from office for not adopting the modified agreement by Gov. Ron DeSantis. 

"I find it somewhat ironic that the 37-year-old attorney general is attacking me, and personally attacking our board," Demings said. "I spent more years on the streets of Florida, patrolling our streets as a law enforcement officer, than he’s been alive." 

 Demings said it was a difficult but necessary decision to protect local government leadership and community stability.