MIAMI (AP) — Miami-Dade County's mayor has instructed jail officials to honor all immigration detainer requests a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would strip federal funding from sanctuary cities.
Mayor Carlos Gimenez sent a memo to the county's corrections director Thursday saying jails should hold undocumented immigrants detained by police and turn them over to the Department of Homeland Security when requested.
Before Thursday, Miami-Dade only held detainees if federal immigrations officials agreed to reimburse the county for the detention costs.
The condition set in 2013 put the county in a Department of Justice report that listed sanctuary places that refused to comply with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Miami-Dade turned over about 180 people to immigration officials in 2016 but was not reimbursed for any costs.
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