The tension between Florida’s attorney general and the Broward Sheriff appears to have eased after the county’s top cop clarified his comments about immigration enforcement not being a priority.

He was re-elected last year. The Broward Sheriff's Office is the largest in Florida, with 5,800 employees, including more than 2,700 certified deputies and more than 700 fire rescue professionals.

Broward sheriff pushes back after Florida AG questions stance on immigration enforcement Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony is pushing back against Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier after ...

“Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony is on the record saying that arresting illegal aliens is not within his office’s purview and he won’t participate,” the attorney general said in the video.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office shared in a statement to PEOPLE on Tuesday, July 1, that the office is investigating "the circumstances that led up to the child falling overboard" Authorities ...

Towards the end of a wide-ranging and tense interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel was asked by anchor Jake Tapper about calls for his resignation.