Florida's Republican sheriffs, including Grady Judd, speak out against mass deportation

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

Florida’s Republican sheriffs want President Donald Trump to end mass deportations of undocumented immigrants who haven’t committed crimes, a striking shift from law enforcement in the nation’s most aggressive anti-undocumented immigration state. 

“While Congress sits on their hands and does nothing about this, we are on the ground floor with this day in and day out — looking in the eyes of these folks that, yes, came here inappropriately. But some came here inappropriately only to do better for themselves and their family,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Monday during a State Immigration Enforcement Council meeting. 

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Judd’s comments are remarkable. A leading conservative, he’s also chair of the four-sheriff and four-police chief council tapped by Republican leaders last year to shape hardline immigration policy. He’s also a favorite of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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“I don’t mean give [non-criminal immigrants] a free pass,” Judd said, listing potential smaller ways to punish undocumented immigrants, including making them put their kids in school. 

“But we already know those people are doing that, and primarily going to Catholic Church … on Sunday. Those are the folks that we need in this country that we embrace,” he continued.

“We are a country of immigrants.”
https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/16/florida-sheriffs-rebel-against-trumps-desantis-mass-deportation-efforts/

[Deuxcents]

1. Beside all that, the sheriffs know our economy is a mess here. Our construction and farm jobs need people

Lawn care, health care, pre schools, resort and private workers are missing as most have fled. This draconian policy has caused a huge loss of experienced workers

[flvegan]

2. Polk County has a lot of farms. Lots of crops worth lots of money. n/t

[awesomerwb1]

3. Wow

Very interesting.

m.agats are gonna start calling him "Rino", or a "woke" traitor or something stupid like that.