Criminal defense attorney and former Florida Bar president Michelle Suskauer recently issued a statement to The Washington Examiner, cautioning against expanding immigration enforcement roles to state and local police.
“Ultimately, immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility,” Suskauer wrote. “Deputizing local and state law enforcement for this role risks eroding public trust, particularly in immigrant communities who may grow fearful of engaging with police even when they are victims or witnesses to crime. That undermines the core purpose of policing, to serve and protect.”
Read the full story here: How Florida Is Helping the Trump Administration Round Up Illegal Immigrants (Washington Examiner)
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