Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings says he had two options-- strike a deal with ICE or get removed from office.

Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings spoke at a news conference on Friday afternoon to address his signing of an ICE addendum earlier this morning. Earlier this month, Demings stated that the county would not participate in long-distance detainee transports,

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings signed an updated agreement with U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) on Friday, although he later said he did so under “protest and extreme duress.” It came days after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier threatened the mayor and all six county commissioners that their failure to do so would result in their