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.
Under Trump's instructions, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted raids in South Florida.
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.
DeSantis has suggested he would veto the legislation rolled out on Monday by leaders of the Florida Legislature.
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"FHP is equipped and hard at work to enforce illegal immigration laws in Florida," the agency said in a social media post.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s air transportation branch, ICE Air Operations, runs deportation flights. The agency uses commercial or charter planes to fly migrants internationally to their countries of origin or internally to other U.S. detention centers.
Several operations were carried out by federal officials in South Florida on Sunday, leading to the arrest of alleged undocumented immigrants in Broward County.
Florida schools will cooperate with all law enforcement working to enforce the nation’s laws on illegal immigration and keep our schools safe.'
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.
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.