Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings on Friday extended the county’s deadline for federal officials to negotiate a higher reimbursement rate for immigrant detention costs, as county officials warn the local jail — serving as a temporary holding center for federal inmates — is stretched thin and overburdened. Mayor Demings, a former sheriff and Democratic candidate […]
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Demings gives feds more time to renegotiate reimbursement for ICE detention costs
Federal officials requested the county extend their deadline for negotiations after Demings threatened to potentially cancel their agreement allowing the local jail to serve as a temporary detention center.
