Several individuals are facing immigration questions following a traffic stop involving the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO).

The car’s driver was cited Monday morning on the Pinellas Bayway on St. Pete Beach for driving without a valid driver’s license. The driver and four passengers were detained based on “administrative warrants” related to their immigration statuses, according to PCSO Media Relations spokesperson Sgt. Amanda Sinni .

PCSO declined to provide Florida Politics with requested reports related to the traffic stop, citation and arrests, citing a “still open and active report.”

Florida Politics also inquired as to why the vehicle was stopped, but has also not received an answer by either phone or email.

PCSO referred inquiries related to “the administrative warran

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