JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Monday a criminal subpoena for Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n
Uthmeier wrote on X<\/a>, \u201cIf there\u2019s evidence that her administration coordinated to impede immigration enforcement and harbor criminal aliens, we will hold them accountable!\u201d<\/p>\n >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<<\/a><\/p>\n Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis quoted Uthmeier\u2019s post on X<\/a>, saying \u201cFlorida law is clear that local officials must cooperate with federal law enforcement re: illegal immigration. This isn\u2019t Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n Action News Jax\u2019s Jake Stofan obtained the subpoena, which asks for emails sent by the city\u2019s Hispanic Outreach Coordinator, Yanira \u201cYaya\u201d Cardona.<\/p>\n Copy of subpoena from @AGJamesUthmeier<\/a> to @CityofJax<\/a> shows the AG is seeking emails\/texts\/calls from the city\u2019s Hispanic Outreach Coordinator related to immigration keywords and the woman recently arrested and accused of assaulting law enforcement during a local immigration\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/cyjv5UXuWX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jake Stofan (@JakeStofan) February 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Cardona was placed on administrative leave<\/a> in January after a livestream she hosted on Instagram, where she warned viewers about federal immigration agents sighted around the city.<\/p>\n The following week, the city said Cardona resumed her duties<\/a>.<\/p>\n The day after Cardona was placed on leave, Deegan said there was no part of Cardona\u2019s message during the livestream that was wrong or illegal.<\/p>\n However, Deegan said Cardona didn\u2019t check with the Mayor\u2019s Office or the city\u2019s communications office to get permission to make her video.<\/p>\n Stofan asked Uthmeier about the subpoena.<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n \u201cThe Mayor said nothing wrong happened here. We disagree with that,\u201d Uthmeier said.<\/p>\n Uthmeier suggested if Cardona collaborated with other individuals or groups to help immigrants evade law enforcement, it could violate state or even federal law.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cYes, we could be looking at RICO. There could be some federal angles, but first and foremost, again, we got a law on the books, passed last February. Local officials have a duty to help the federal government carry out the law. There\u2019s also in Florida we have anti-doxing laws. If you wanna flag personal information, location, details about law enforcement officers to try to harass them, scare them, threaten them or impede law enforcement operations that is a crime.\u201d<\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n In addition to Cardona\u2019s emails, the subpoena also asks for any emails that mention Jennifer Cruz, a woman accused of assaulting law enforcement during an ICE operation in Jacksonville in January.<\/p>\n Cruz, who is facing federal charges, was released two weeks ago under strict conditions<\/a> following a detention hearing.<\/p>\n Stofan is reaching out to the city for its reaction on the subpoena and will have the latest updates starting on CBS47 Action News Jax at Noon.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n