Miami-Dade County's mayor instructed jail officials in that South Florida community on Thursday to honor all immigration detainer requests, a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would strip federal funding from sanctuary cities. Trump seemed to approve of Miami-Dade's decision, saying in a tweet late Thursday: "Miami-Dade Mayor drops sanctuary policy. Before Thursday, Miami-Dade only held detainees if federal immigrations officials agreed to reimburse the county for the detention costs. Miami-Dade turned over about 180 people to immigration officials in 2016 but was not reimbursed for any costs. Miami-Dade County mayor's spokesman, Michael Hernandez, said that it costs the county about $200 to hold a person for a day.

Source: ABC News January 27, 2017 02:20 UTC