00:00Welcome back. Now to backlash over a controversial immigration enforcement agreement in Miami.
00:05There's a push to repeal the measure called the 287G agreement.
00:08It is being discussed at Miami's city commission meeting today.
00:11Local 10's Isabella Martin is live with reaction.
00:15Eric Christie, what public comment is still happening here at Miami City Hall.
00:20For hours, people have been urging commissioners to end the city's partnership with ICE.
00:26It's ridiculous that it's come to this point.
00:28I am happy to be here. I'm happy to stand on what I believe in.
00:32Dozens of advocate students and community members gathered outside Miami City Hall Thursday morning.
00:38We know that they turn any interaction in with law enforcement into potential immigration interactions.
00:46Then waited for their turn to take their message inside during public comment.
00:50They're calling on the city to end its partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
00:55a partnership that has been in place since the city commission approved the 287G agreement in June of last year.
01:02I'm an immigrant and I'm here to say no more ICE.
01:08The agreement allows select Miami police officers after receiving federal training
01:12to carry out certain immigration enforcement duties in coordination with ICE,
01:17including questioning, detaining, and in some cases, arresting people suspected of immigration violations.
01:24Supporters of ending the agreement say it's created fear in immigrant communities,
01:28making some people less likely to report crimes or cooperate with police.
01:33The police act as deportation agents.
01:35It'll also minimize the trust that the community has in the police.
01:39The issue returned to Miami City Hall after Commissioner Christine King placed it on Thursday's agenda for discussion.
01:46For more than an hour, advocates urged city leaders to reconsider the agreement,
01:50saying ending it would help restore trust between police and the community.
01:57And we'll continue to keep you updated on what commissioners decide for the city's 287G agreement with ICE.
02:04But again, public comment is still happening, so we haven't gotten to that part yet.
02:08But for now, reporting live, I'm Isabella Martin, Local 10 News.
