City of Jacksonville employee put on administrative leave after warning of ICE presence in city
In the Instagram live, Cardona claimed that ICE was placing speed traps around the city, and stated that immigration officers have been seen on Emerson Street, Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard. She added that authorities are targeting lawn care companies, A/C companies and "construction vans," and stopping them to make sure they have their necessary paperwork.
"These are difficult times," Cardona said during the live. "I know everyone wants to fight. Unfortunately, this isn't the time to fight. If you get pulled over, as much as we want to huff and puff, please comply. If you have lawyers, please have your plan in place with your lawyers. If you have family, if you have kids, businesses, get a power of attorney to somebody you trust and love."
The City of Jacksonville said Cardona allegedly violated its social media policy, Directive 0529, which prohibits certain online activities. While speaking with media Thursday afternoon, Mayor Donna Deegan said the issue is that Cardona made the video at City Hall during work hours without getting any permission to do so.
“This is certainly an issue that stokes fear in our community and I hate that," Mayor Deegan said. "But what you cannot do when you work for an administration is go do what you want to do.”
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I hear that ICE is also setting up a presence near Orlando. Operation Tidal Wave.