Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\nActivists and current and former elected officials held a news conference in Doral Tuesday, calling for the city to end the agreement, which allows local police to help enforce immigration laws.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s undignified what these leaders did,\u201d Joe Garcia, a former Democratic congressman, said. \u201cWe send a message to Tallahassee and to Washington: We will not stand for this.\u201d<\/p>\n
City leaders signed the agreement in 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn entire city council voted to participate in cruelty,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n
The group painted a picture of seriously negative impacts of immigration enforcement on the city: 70% of its residents were born outside of the U.S. and 40% are of Venezuelan origin.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we\u2019re doing now is engaging in self-defeating action, which is harming our economy,\u201d South Miami Mayor Javier Fernandez said. \u201cYou\u2019re hearing business owners say their business is down 40-70%. Restaurants, shops, all being impacted. We are losing critical labor that we need to keep our economy moving.\u201d<\/p>\n
Restaurant owner Jose Ramirez said business has slowed dramatically.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been hitting us very hard,\u201d he said, adding that his revenue has dropped 70% over the past month due to ICE enforcement in the area. \u201cThis week, like, three restaurants closed and food trucks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regarding the enforcement, Ramirez said, \u201cIt has to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n
Local activist Thomas Kennedy said at the news conference that city leaders could \u201cexit\u201d the agreement.<\/p>\n
At the time, Doral city leaders said they had no choice but to sign it.<\/p>\n
Local 10 News is working to find out whether the city can rescind the measure.<\/p>\n
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