Brevard sheriff and others question ICE recruitment targeting officers

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ICE is actively recruiting local law enforcement officers with substantial bonuses, causing tension with some sheriffs who previously collaborated with the agency.

Sheriffs Ivey and Judd criticize ICE's recruitment efforts as a betrayal, potentially weakening local law enforcement agencies.

Despite the tension, some local police departments report minimal impact on their recruitment efforts.

For months, ICE agents in the familiar green fatigues have roamed construction yards and mobile home parks and have been conducting traffic stops along the Space Coast with assistance from local law enforcement officers as the enforce President Trump’s directive to root out from the nation.

But has also taken to recruiting those same local officers, much to the dismay of the le