Florida First Public Safety and Immigration Cooperation Act

The State of Florida shall require all state and local law-enforcement agencies and detention facilities to use best efforts to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in identifying, detaining as authorized by law, and transferring individuals unlawfully present in the United States who are charged with or convicted of a felony or specified violent misdemeanor, and shall prohibit any county or municipality from adopting policies that materially restrict such cooperation. The bill further provides for enhanced state criminal penalties, consistent with constitutional limits, when a person unlawfully present in the United States is convicted of a felony offense committed in Florida, requires annual compliance reporting by local agencies to the state, and directs implementation in a manner that prioritizes public safety, due process, and uniform statewide enforcement. Add: Provided that any detention extending beyond a person's otherwise-lawful release shall be supported by a judicial warrant or a judicial determination of probable cause.