JUICEπŸŠβ€” 2.6.2026 β€” Jolly Wants to Strike Down 287(g) ICE Agreements as Florida Governor β€” Jose  Javier Rodriguez, Trump, Aronberg, Fine β€” and More...

JUICEπŸŠβ€” 2.6.2026 β€” Jolly Wants to Strike Down 287(g) ICE Agreements as Florida Governor β€” Jose Javier Rodriguez, Trump, Aronberg, Fine β€” and More...

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Daniel Molina
Daniel Molina
February 6, 2026

David Jolly Suggests Not Enforcing 287(g) ICE Agreements as Governor

Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly suggested that he would not require state law enforcement to enforce the 287(g) program, which permits U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to work with state and local partners to arrest and remove illegal aliens from the country, in a social media post this week. READ MORE.

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Attorney General James Uthmeier: "Our office is taking action to protect Floridians' personal information from the Chinese Communist Party and other foreign adversaries."

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz: "After October 7, I shared photos of every Israeli hostage outside my office as a reminder of the need to bring them home. Now that the remains of Ran Gvili, the last hostage in Gaza, are returned, I can finally take their pictures down. Their stories will never be forgotten."

Florida Democrats: "Nothing about this stops the state investigation. Nothing shuts down the grand jury in Leon County. And it certainly doesn't answer the basic question: who will be accountable for stealing $10 million from Medicaid?"

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Jennifer Jenkins to Run for Congress Against Randy Fine β€” By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres β€” After dropping out of her 2026 U.S. Senate Democratic primary race and endorsing Alexander Vindman, whose testimony before Congress led to the eventual impeachment of President Donald Trump, former Brevard County School Board member Jennifer Jenkins will be running for the U.S. House of Representatives against Trump-endorsed Rep. Randy Fine in Florida’s 6th congressional district.

Randy Fine Warns Sharia Law is About 'Conquest, Not Assimilation' β€” By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich β€” Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) warned of the nature of Sharia law, the traditional form of Islamic legal theory, in recent comments toΒ The Floridian, saying that it is about "conquest, not assimilation."

Trump’s Border Czar Is Pulling 700 Immigration Officers From Minnesota β€” By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada β€” The Trump administration is withdrawing 700 federal immigration agents in Minnesota β€œeffective immediately,” White House border Czar Tom Homan announced on Feb. 4 during a press conference in Minneapolis.

DHS Attorney Who Told Judge "Job Sucks" in ICE Case Discharged β€” By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich β€” A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) attorney was removed from her post with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Feb. 4, after declaring to a Minnesota judge during a hearing on immigration enforcement that the β€œsystem sucks” and that her β€œjob sucks.”

 

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Attempted Trump Assassin Ryan Routh Receives Life Sentence β€” By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada β€” U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon sentenced Ryan Routh, the man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald TrumpΒ in September 2024, to life in prison.

CMS Must act now and Approve Florida’s SDP Program β€” OPINION β€” Florida’s health care system is at an inflection point.

Dave Aronberg, Sean Shaw Back Jose Javier Rodriguez for Attorney General β€” By The Floridian's Michael Costeines β€” Former Palm Beach County State Attorney and former state Sen. Dave Aronberg, along with ex-state Rep. Sean Shaw, have endorsed Democrat Jose Javier RodrΓ­guez for Florida Attorney General.

City of Miami Commissioner Miguel Gabela Pays Close to a Quarter Million Dollars in Taxpayer Funds to Communications Aide β€” By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres β€” Recent public records received from the office ofΒ Miguel Gabela, and reflected in documents provided in response to a public records request, show that nearly a quarter million dollars in taxpayer funds have been paid to a little-known communications vendor over the past several months.

 

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Wilton Simpson Announces $600M Grant for Farmers Impacted by Hurricanes β€” By The Floridian's Michael Costeines β€” Florida Agricultural Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced this week that Florida Farmers can soon apply for more than $600 million in grant assistance from the Florida Block Grant Disaster Relief Program followingΒ impacts from the 2023 and 2024 hurricane seasons, which included 2024 storms Milton and Helene.

Randy Fine Introduces Bill Preventing TSP Investment in Adversarial Countries β€” By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich β€” Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) has introduced legislation to prevent the investment of Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) funds in countries deemed adversarial.

David Jolly Suggests Not Enforcing 287(g) ICE Agreements as Governor β€” By The Floridian's Michael Costeines β€” Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly suggested that he would not require state law enforcement to enforce the 287(g) program, which permits U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to work with state and local partners to arrest and remove illegal aliens from the country, in a social media post this week.

Trump's DOJ Dismisses Complaint Against Casey DeSantis' Hope Florida and James Uthmeier β€” By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres β€” The potential federal criminal case against the Hope Florida Foundation and those involved in $10 million Medicaid settlement scandal that came to light in early 2025 appears to have ended before it began, this according to a source within the Department of Justice (DOJ)Β  with direct knowledge of the government agency's decision to not move forward with a case.

 

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Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina is a managing editor and legislative correspondent with a decade of experience covering the evolving political landscape of the American South and Southwest.

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