Florida's State Board of Immigration Enforcement has approved reimbursing local law enforcement millions of dollars for immigration enforcement efforts.

At a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 30, the Board – comprised of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General James Uthmeier, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia and Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson – voted to pay $14,073,042.38 in grant awards to police departments and sheriff's offices around the state.

Of the 56 grants, 14 are for vans to transport immigrants to and from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, costing a little over $1 million.

In total, 42 law enforcement agencies applied for reimbursement to fund bed space, transportation costs, overtime, bonuses, license plate readers, bullet proof vests, guns, cell phones a

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