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Tampa police gets $430K for additional immigration enforcement

Most of the additional funding goes to overtime for police officers to engage in undefined ‘immigration enforcement efforts.’

The Tampa Police Department (TPD) is set to receive $430,000 it requested from the Florida Board of Immigration Enforcement to fund collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. While some money will go to training and bonuses, $293,000 will be spent on overtime for 18 police officers who are expected to participate in undefined “immigration enforcement activities.”

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