The Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 on Wednesday, October 22, against ending the city’s 287(g) agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
During the meeting, Mayor John Dailey, and Commissioners Dianne Williams-Cox and Curtis Richardson, voted against a move to rescind Tallahassee’s agreement with ICE. Commissioner Jack Porter spoke strongly against that decision.
“I love Tallahassee, but I’m truly ashamed of our city right now and our complicity in our president and governor’s unconstitutional, immoral and dangerous agendas,” she said.
Back in August, a motion by City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow requesting the city attorney to provide information on the steps required to challenge the legality of agreements between the city and ICE passed unanimously.
During that city commission meeting, TPD Chief Revell told the commissioners that one officer has completed training related to inputting data related to illegal immigrants that are arrested. Revell noted TPD officers do not seek to determine the immigration status during traffic stops and do not participate in immigration enforcement actions.
Matlow’s motion also included a request for information on the status of a current lawsuit in South Miami related to 287 (g) agreements and to determine if there are ways for the city to participate in that lawsuit.
The South Miami lawsuit was seeking a ruling that the city is not obligated to enter a 287(g) agreement and that it would not be considered a sanctuary city — a designation that carries penalties — if it does not enter such an agreement. A judge recently threw out the lawsuit.
Governor Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier have warned cities against leaving or not entering agreements to work with federal immigration officers—saying individual commissioners could face suspension.
Most Florida cities have not inked such agreements, and argue they are not required to.
Florida law specifies that sheriff’s offices and jails must enter agreements to work with federal immigration officers. Cities aren’t mentioned, but DeSantis says commissioners could be punished under a different law that bans so-called sanctuary cities.
About 40 speakers, including resident Juniper Curtis, asked commissioners to stand up to DeSantis’ threats and fight them in court.
“History will look on as cowards will look on, as failures will look on as the people who stood by, as immigrants were rounded up, as immigrants were attacked,” Curtis said.
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@ DeepStatePropagandist: Save it, slick. Actually, you are likely well studied on common core math. You posts prove that. I take it you’re a bit misogynistic with your defense of Beepo, unless of course you know Beepo and that he/she/it is actually a male… so…. Be careful, skippy, you risk exposing your lunatic cabals’ tactics… lol
Anyhooo, you seem to have a lot of time on your hands to monitor and respond to posts. Let me guess, you’re upset about the EBT suspension your Political Party is causing?
Love you!
@Edward Lyle –
“Did you have point or just blathering?”
His point was, you do exactly what you accused me of. You did nothing except fall back into making accusations about my mental health. You made no attempt to refute my thought that agents in face diapers putting people into unmarked cars is not the America I was told was fair and just. That makes you a hypocrite at most charitable, or possibly someone with the complete inability to self reflect.
“I especially like how you broke it down as if there were several posts. ”
“progressive lunatics like DSP are becoming more deranged and violent as each day passes”
““DeepStatePropagandist has serious psychological issues.””
both was posted by you on: October 28, 2025 at 9:35 am
The other things Beppo quoted were posted on October 28, 2025 at 11:08 am
Now, I am not up to speed on common core math, but that looks like two posts. (?) And yet, instead of trying to count past one (a trying task), you tell someone else that ‘they’ll get better’. Amazing. In any situation, you might consider being a hypocrite all at once, and you won’t have to try to count over one next time!
@ Beppo: Did you have point or just blathering?
I especially like how you broke it down as if there were several posts. Hang in there, sweetie, you’ll get better.
@Beppo –
LOLOLOL.
“When you’ve lost the argument or don’t actually have a coherent rational position, slander and lies are the fallback position.”
“DeepStatePropagandist has serious psychological issues.”
“progressive lunatics like DSP are becoming more deranged and violent as each day passes.”
“confirms my assertion of his/her/its mental disorder.”
“Anti-America Progressive Lunatics like DSP are simply incapable of grasping reality.”
“Move along, skippy…”
Once again, DeepStatePropagandist confirms my assertion of his/her/its mental disorder.
Anti-America Progressive Lunatics like DSP are simply incapable of grasping reality. When you’ve lost the argument or don’t actually have a coherent rational position, slander and lies are the fallback position. Illegal is illegal is illegal… full stop.
Move along, skippy… the informed are here now.
@Edward Lyle –
‘These progressive lunatics like DSP are becoming more deranged and violent as each day passes.’
I was literally arguing *against* stormtroopers throwing people into unmarked cars if you didn’t notice. That is deranged. That is violent and you don’t seem to care.
“Hatred for America is their motive.”
Yes. Being against masked men disappearing people off the streets mean I ‘hate america’. Got me!
“The collapse of our Constitutional Republic is their mission.”
You are an idiot.
@Earnest P Worrel –
“DSP wants an easily exploitable underclass to pick cott..er, vegetables for cheap produce”
You are literally defending masked ‘agents’ putting people into unmarked vans, but want to project about how I want an ‘easily exploitable underclass’. Amazing!
” IIQ doesn’t want to fix the broken immigration system, but instead wants to prop up a system that thrives off illegal labor because it makes communities better?”
Republican’s refused to even bring Biden’s immigration bill *up for a vote*. It isn’t that they voted against it. They refused to allow a vote.
“These are both just basic arguments for modern wage slavery.”
Neither of us made those arguments, but I am sure you are up for raising the state and federal minimum wage then, right?
“For illegals to work in this country it can only happen a few ways:
1) The employer knows and is willingly violating labor laws
2) The illegals are using forged documents
3) The illegals are using stolen identities/documents”
OK. Have you seen any farmers, or restaraunt owners, or meat packer owners, or construction company owners being thrown into unmarked vehicles?
In any case, yes. People jaywalk every day. We decide not to prosecute it, because it doesn’t matter. We make conscious decisions which crimes we throw limited manpower at every day.
“In all three of those scenarios the workers in question are not getting fair wages, basic employee protections, workers’ comp, unemployment insurance, etc. It’s a manifestly unfair system FOR THEM.”
I’m all for expanding unemployment insurance, and worker’s comp. By the way, last year, Governor Meatball DeSantis signed a bill making it *illegal* for cities to mandate *water breaks* for migrants picking vegetables. I am sure you are outraged, right? Right?
“Fix the immigration system like everyone from Clinton to Bush to Obama to Biden has promised to do and you won’t have this issue.”
I am sure that you are outraged that consevatives refused to allow a vote on Biden’s immigration bill, right? Right?
“Punish employers for hiring illegals and you won’t have this issue.”
Don’t disagree. Let me know when Trump starts doing it. I’ll wait.
DeepStatePropagandist has serious psychological issues. As Yoda would say, “Alinsky Projection strong in this one is”.
Watch your 6 people. These progressive lunatics like DSP are becoming more deranged and violent as each day passes. Projection is their tactic of choice. Hatred for America is their motive. The collapse of our Constitutional Republic is their mission.
DSP and IIQ are intellectual failures.
DSP wants an easily exploitable underclass to pick cott..er, vegetables for cheap produce. IIQ doesn’t want to fix the broken immigration system, but instead wants to prop up a system that thrives off illegal labor because it makes communities better?
These are both just basic arguments for modern wage slavery.
For illegals to work in this country it can only happen a few ways:
1) The employer knows and is willingly violating labor laws
2) The illegals are using forged documents
3) The illegals are using stolen identities/documents
All illegal in multiple ways.
In all three of those scenarios the workers in question are not getting fair wages, basic employee protections, workers’ comp, unemployment insurance, etc. It’s a manifestly unfair system FOR THEM.
Fix the immigration system like everyone from Clinton to Bush to Obama to Biden has promised to do and you won’t have this issue. Punish employers for hiring illegals and you won’t have this issue.
People often fail to realize that undocumented immigrants, here in Tallahassee and across the country, make real contributions to this nation. They work hard in industries that are often overlooked or undervalued: construction, hospitality, landscaping, and more. Beyond their labor, they also pay taxes and contribute financially to the U.S. and the cities they call home.
It’s easy to say, “Do it the right way,” but that response usually comes from not understanding how complex and inaccessible the immigration process truly is. Instead of jumping to accusations or relying on political sound bites, take a moment to look deeper,.. to understand the structural and economic factors driving this issue. Otherwise, it starts to seem like some people are simply projecting their frustrations with a struggling economy onto their neighbors, using them as convenient scapegoats.
It is completely wild to me that anyone can get behind masked men throwing people into unmarked vehicles in the United States. I guess the hatred of brown people is enough for them to embrace their inner Pinochet while wearing a crucifix around their neck.
What’s so moronic about it is these are the same people that don’t trust the government to do *anything*, but mass, round ups and disappearances, well, they trust them for that. It’s stupendous doublethink. They’ve gotten US citizens in this mess, but as long as more brown people get hurt, they don’t care.
Meanwhile, farmers are going bankrupt and there isn’t anyone to work their fields, food prices haven’t fallen, but brown people are being hurt so there is still cheering from the popcorn rows. Amazin.
Well, hit the road, Jack! And take Matlow with you. Having grown up in Tallahassee it is shameful to see you on the City Commission. Tallahassee can do better in electing its officials!
Ashamed, who is she to be ashamed. I’m ashamed she is part of the City and makes decisions for this city( not in the views of the people who live here and have grown up here and raised children here) move along Jack, move along !!
What do you expect when lunatic fringe politicians, who encourage Hate America costume party protests, are in charge.
Americans spoke loudly in the last Presidential election.
Tallahassee is a little slow to grasp political reality….
…and we are ashamed of you, Jack. Find an honest line of work in which the rest of us won’t be harmed by your (and Matlow’s) lunatic-fringe views.
Leftists, like Porter hate truly America and the rule of law, so none of this should surprise anyone. She’s a New Leaders Council-trained Leftist, and has been in training for years to dismantle our governmental systems.
If you’re in the USA illegal, you qualify for deportation. Especially, if you been in the USA for many years in which you could have improved your status and did not. We suffer consequences for the things we don’t do that we should do.
You expect Jack Porter and Jeremy Matlow to vote that way. What troubles me is John Daily making the statement that he supports illegal aliens in our community. “Dailey specifically has said he’s accepting of all communities, including undocumented immigrants.”
@Edward Lyle. ‘Jack’ is not from Tallahassee and her issues are her own.
Ashamed the city elected her.
If cancelling the agreement means the Governor can remove Porter and Matlow from the commission…? We may want to consider that option.
All Law Enforcement is supposed to help ALL Law Enforcement when needed. ICE is Law Enforcement.
Even her name is a hidden agenda
“I love Tallahassee, but I’m truly ashamed of our city right now and our complicity in our president and governor’s unconstitutional, immoral and dangerous agendas,” she said.
Who’d a thunk that enforcing the laws of the land would make her ashamed of our city.