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DeSantis approves $87M in immigration grants that include tasers, riot gear, ballistic panels, E-bikes
The more than $87 million in immigration reimbursements for 56 local law enforcement agencies is mostly for radios and AI policing systems. The post DeSantis approves $87M in immigration grants that include tasers, riot gear, ballistic panels, E-bikes appeared first on Orlando Weekly .
Acting as the newly created State Board of Immigration Enforcement, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday approved more than $87 million in immigration reimbursements for 56 local law enforcement agencies, most of it for radios and AI policing systems.
The unanimous vote sends money from a $250 million state grant to fight undocumented immigration. The Legislature approved both the money and the board last year as part of a broader crackdown on migrants living in Florida without authorization.
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