Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia distributed reimbursements to a half-dozen law enforcement agencies for their immigration enforcement work while also announcing he wants more protection for federal partners.

Ingoglia said he drafted proposed legislation that would extend the state’s “Halo Act” to federal officers who operate in Florida. The halo law took effect last year and requires bystanders and protesters to stay at least 25 feet away from police and first responders when they respond to a scene of a crime or incident.

“These same protections should extend to our federal law enforcement,” Ingoglia said in a news conference. “You will not be able to approach and film. You will not be able to approach and harass. … We are not Minnesota. When we say we protect law enforcement officers, we mean all law enforcement officers.”

Ingoglia said his proposed change to the law would cover federal agents such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, who are often at the forefront of efforts to detain undocumented migrants.

At the same news conference Wednesday, Ingoglia issued reimbursement checks totaling $1.78 million combined to six local law enforcement agencies that have committed personnel to immigration enforcement.

“We will always stand with our law enforcement partners to make sure you are given respect,” Ingoglia said.

The federal funding is distributed through the Florida State Board of Immigration Enforcement, which applies for the reimbursements. Ingoglia is a member of that Board, along with Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General James Uthmeier and Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson.

Ingoglia has distributed several immigration reimbursement checks to multiple local law enforcement departments in Florida in the past year. Here is the info on the latest round of checks:

— The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office received $725,874.50.

— The Volusia County Corrections Department received $505,789.

— The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office received $334,262.30.

— The Daytona Beach Police Department received $133,721.30.

— The Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety received $53,740.82

— The Holly Hill Police Department received $32,468.83.