Jane Castor is the latest local official AG Uthmeier has threatened to remove from office

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 645

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is now threatening to remove Tampa Mayor Jane Castor from office over an immigration dispute, warning the state would act unless she stops “forcing sanctuary policies” on the Tampa Police Department (TPD).

“TPD’s policies prohibiting its police officers from sharing certain information with federal immigration authorities and limiting the immigration enforcement activities in which it participates effectively establishes a sanctuary policy,” Uthmeier wrote in a letter on …

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