Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is reportedly in talks with the federal government to allow its campus police to question and detain individuals suspected of illegal immigration status. This would make FAU the first university in the U.S. to enable its police department to operate as federal immigration agents. This move follows a directive from Governor Ron DeSantis, mandating state law enforcement agencies to assist in immigration enforcement, with requirements that other Florida universities are likely to follow. FAU's leadership under Adam Hasner has faced criticism due to his ties to the GEO Group, a for-profit prison company involved with immigration detention.
"If FAU police acquire immigration enforcement authority, the university would seemingly be the first in the nation to deputize campus cops as federal enforcement agents."
"All state law enforcement agencies are expected to follow the governor's Feb. 19 directive on working U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement."
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