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.
DeSantis said his office was not involved in discussions about the bill that passed Tuesday, which he called “weak, weak, weak.”
Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.
Immigrants across South Florida are bracing in anticipation of a wave of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ordered by the Trump administration. The big picture: President Trump has already acted on his promise to crack down on undocumented immigrants through large-scale deportation.
As President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans ramp up, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski says the president is taking the wrong approach.
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.
At least 27 agencies across the nation are currently listed as having submitted applications to the program, including agencies in Texas, Georgia, Montana, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Nearly half of the pending applications are from Florida law enforcement agencies.
ICE raids were reportedly conducted across South Florida on Sunday as President Trump cracks down on illegal immigration.
The Trump administration is calling on all 50 states to assist the federal government in immigration enforcement — just as Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks to expand the powers of state and local law enforcement to detain, transport and deport undocumented immigrants living in Florida.