Radios, AI, cameras: DeSantis, Cabinet approve $87M in immigration grants

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 506

Last Updated: 1 day, 14 hours ago

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Acting as the newly created State Board of Immigration Enforcement, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday approved more than $87 million in immigration reimbursements for 56 local law enforcement agencies, most of it for radios and AI policing systems.

The unanimous vote sends money from a $250 million state grant to fight undocumented immigration. The Legislature approved both the money and the board last year as part of a broader crackdown on …

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