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Lee County Commissioner and chairman of the Lee County Port Authority Cecil Pendergrass weighed in Tuesday on the role of federal immigration agents at Southwest Florida International Airport. The ICE agents came to RSW Monday as part of President Trump's efforts to assist Transportation Safety Administration workers who haven't been paid due to a partial government shutdown. Pendergrass made the comments after a celebration at Matlacha Community Part for the community's 100th anniversary, a ribbon cutting for the restored storm-damaged community center, art building and playground and Florida Department of Transportation's Little L:ine Island Bridge project.
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Federal immigration agents are free and clear to do what they see fit while working with members of the Transportation Security Administration at Southwest Florida International Airport. That’s the assessment of Cecil Pendergrass, a Lee County Commissioner and chairman of the Lee County Port Authority.

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