{"id":12478,"date":"2025-06-25T03:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T03:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/12478\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T03:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T03:35:30","slug":"city-council-fails-to-override-donna-deegan-veto-of-jacksonville-illegal-immigration-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/12478\/","title":{"rendered":"City Council fails to override Donna Deegan veto of Jacksonville illegal immigration bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jacksonville<\/a><\/strong> Mayor\u00a0Donna Deegan<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s veto<\/a><\/strong> of a controversial bill<\/a><\/strong> taking aim at illegal immigrants survived a City Council override attempt Tuesday.<\/p>\n

While a simple majority of eight of the 15 members present voted to overturn the mayoral veto, at least ten were needed to constitute a 2\/3 supermajority.<\/p>\n

In a memo, Deegan said the measure is \u201cduplicative,\u201d lacks a \u201cdefined scope,\u201d leaves the city open to \u201clegal exposure\u201d and \u201cwas passed in a context of misinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ordinance 2025-138-E<\/a><\/strong>, which was passed two weeks ago by an 11-7 City Council<\/a><\/strong> vote, called on her administration to block city funds from going to unauthorized aliens via cultural service grants. It also urges Deegan to tell what city programs are going for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and to account for any noncitizens in public housing.<\/p>\n

Council member Rory Diamond<\/strong>, the measure\u2019s sponsor, denounced the veto, and promised to \u201cput this same bill in this year\u2019s budget.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBy vetoing a bill I authored, as well as the members of city council who voted in favor with overwhelming support, to stop the use of taxpayer dollars from being spent on illegal aliens, Mayor Donna Deegan is making Jacksonville a sanctuary city under our noses,\u201d the Beaches Republican said.<\/p>\n

The state GOP is also unhappy.<\/p>\n

\u201cDonna Deegan has once again shown her true colors to the people of Jacksonville: she\u2019d rather stand with criminal migrants than legal, hardworking taxpayers. Here in Florida, we won\u2019t tolerate municipalities harboring illegal immigrants and providing a safe haven to those that flout our laws. By vetoing this bill, she is signaling to the entire country that Jacksonville is open for illegal immigration and that local tax dollars are up for grabs to support it. It is simply outrageous,\u201d said Republican Party of Florida Chairman\u00a0Evan Power.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the second\u00a0illegal immigration bill<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0passed by the Council this year. The \u201cJacksonville Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act<\/a><\/strong>\u201d made illegal immigration a local crime, punishable by at least 30 days in jail.<\/p>\n

Mayor Deegan let that measure become law without her signature. Soon thereafter, General Counsel Michael Fackler<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0suggested to the Sheriff\u2019s Office that it might not be enforceable in light of a federal court challenge to statewide laws against illegal immigration.<\/p>\n

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