Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Tuesday that Orange County officials could be removed from office if they stand by immigration sanctuary policies and fail to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Orange County officials recently rejected an amendment to expand the authority of corrections officers and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE, a move that Uthmeier asserts could be in violation of a Florida law that state counties must make their “best efforts” to help ICE.

“Failure to take corrective action will result in the enforcement of all applicable civil and criminal penalties, including removal from office by the Governor pursuant to section 908.107, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Constitution,” Uthmeier wrote to Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings and the county’s six commissioners.

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