Eyeball recognition, surveillance towers part of $40 million immigration awards for local police

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 994

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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More than $40 million in Florida immigration grants will pay local law enforcement agencies for capturing and holding detainees — costs that will cover a biometric eyeball scanner, surveillance towers, and a printer.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet approved the multimillion-dollar ask Tuesday morning. It’s part of a broader, $250 million state grant created last year to both encourage and reimburse local agencies participating in the sweeping illegal immigration crackdown pushed by President Donald …

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