The Miami office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an undocumented immigrant in Florida after discovering a crucial detail on his driver’s license. The arrest occurred amid operations launched by several federal agencies in support of the Trump administration’s mass deportation plans.
ICE raids were reportedly conducted across South Florida on Sunday as President Trump cracks down on illegal immigration.
Some groups have created Know Your Rights and Red Cards as a reminder of what rights immigrants have and how to exercise them if faced with federal agents from ICE or the border patrol.
The union representing the majority of troopers warns the agency needs millions more dollars to carry out its work.
On Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol conducted a joint operation with federal immigration officers in Jefferson County to round up 12 people believed to be in the country illegally, one of a number of raids performed around the country as the Trump administration ramps up its plans for mass deportation.
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Immigration enforcement efforts across Florida are ramping up, leading to increased detentions and heightened concerns among immigrant communities.
Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.
Florida lawmakers have passed a sweeping immigration bill, setting aside half a billion dollars in public funds to help carry out President Donald Trump’s crackdown on people in the country illegally.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised to veto a sweeping immigration bill. It’s the latest escalation in a statehouse showdown between DeSantis’ office and the Republican leaders, who have sparred over whose proposals would best carry out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Trump ended use of a border app to allow migrants to enter the country on two-year permits with eligibility to work, canceling tens of thousands of appointments into early February for people stranded in Mexico. Nearly 1 million people entered the U.S. at land crossings with Mexico by using the CBP One app.
The Trump administration’s weekend immigration sweeps that included nearly 1,000 arrests and have chilled many immigrant communities were followed by another blitz: A barrage of video and photos from the federal government showing agents in tactical gear and vests emblazoned with “Police ICE” and “Homeland Security” taking cuffed suspects away.