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What immigration enforcement looks like when police are deputized to do ICE work

NPR | By Jaclyn Diaz
Published August 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM EDT

A sheriff in the Florida panhandle has gone all in on federal immigration enforcement. The state rewarded his department with almost $9 million in incentives.

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Jaclyn Diaz
Jaclyn Diaz is a reporter on Newshub
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