GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. — Drivers going through Green Cove Springs Friday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. will need to have their license and registration within arms reach.

The Clay County Sheriff's Office is conducting a license checkpoint.

The plan is being met with some pushback, with activists concerned it could serve a different purpose - addressing immigration.

"The timing is particularly concerning to us given that there have been financial incentives for immigration enforcement just received," said Jacksonville Immigrant Rights Alliance Organizer Maria Garcia.

Garcia pointed out that just this week, the Clay County Sheriff's Office received more than $600,000 for its work in addressing illegal immigration.

She's not the only one who is skeptical about the motive for a licen

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