Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum Refuses To Say If He’d Comply With ICE Detainer Request

Gillum will make Florida the next Venezuela! 

Daily Caller: Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum was pressed by his Republican opponent in a Sunday debate on whether he would comply with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer request.

Gillum, who has called to abolish ICE “in it’s current form,” refused to answer the question regarding immigration, an increasingly notable issue in November elections.

“Will you honor a request from Donald Trump’s ICE agency?” Florida Rep. Ron DeSantis asked.

“If they provide a detainer request will you honor it as governor? Will you work with Donald Trump, yes or no?”

Gillum didn’t appear to want to answer the question, and shifted the topic back to DeSantis.

“You can proceed with your time,” Gillum said.

ICE places detainers on illegal immigrants who have been arrested on local criminal charges. The agency will take custody of the immigrant after he or she is released from local custody and then decide whether or not to deport the criminal.

“He won’t answer,” DeSantis said. “Jake [Tapper], that’s important.”  READ MORE/ Watch