President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts are in full swing, with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducting raids across the country, including South Florida.
ICE raids were reportedly conducted across South Florida on Sunday as President Trump begins to make good on his promise to increase the deportation of undocumented migrants.
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Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.
Miami office took to its X social media account to inform that federal agencies had conducted several immigration enforcement operations during the weekend, as several undocumented migrants were detained in Broward and Martin counties.
DeSantis has suggested he would veto the legislation rolled out on Monday by leaders of the Florida Legislature.
The immigration crackdown has sparked tensions internationally. On Sunday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro clashed with Trump after Colombia sent planes carrying deported immigrants back to the U.S. Trump responded by threatening tariffs, ultimately prompting Petro to agree to cooperate.
A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission.
I spoke with the president today, and I told him I am working on this and we want to be helpful and he was basically, ‘I want as strong as possible, as strong as possible,’” DeSantis told supporters in the call.
Here's what we know so far about ICE enforcement operations in the wake of several immigration-related executive orders Trump signed.
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.
There were raids in Miami, Chicago, Newark and New Jersey on Sunday in an operation involving several agencies.