Gaming control commissions and departments of lottery services often conjure images of slot machines, casinos and sports betting.
In Florida, they are part of a patchwork system of departments and local agencies now working with the Trump administration to target undocumented immigrants across the state.
Those partnerships illustrate how expansive the Trump administration wants to be in growing its ranks of immigration enforcement. More than a thousand law enforcement agencies across the U.S. have signed 287(g) agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They include wildlife and fishery departments, attorneys general offices, police departments and university public safety departments.