BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a new program Thursday to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from doxxing.
Doxxing is when someone’s personal information is made public -- things like their phone number and home address.
“We’ve set up a program where any ICE agent that believes personal identifying information has been revealed, will be able to report that Colonel Howze and the FHP team so that they can begin routine checkups and patrols to go make sure the families are OK -- to keep an eye on the agents, and their homes and their families,” Uthmeier said.
The attorney general also announced that Florida has become the first state to appoint an “ICE liaison” to the state.
That person will help the state coordinate immigration efforts with the federal government.