Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced arrests of 152 criminal illegal aliens during a three-day enforcement operation in Florida conducted with state, local, and federal partners.
Florida is led by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is a supporter of President Donald Trump's criminal illegal immigration deportation efforts in the name of public safety.
"We deported 23 on day two alone, working with our 287(g) partners like Florida Highway Patrol and state and local law enforcement, as well as Border Patrol, and other federal enforcement partners to get criminals like these out of neighborhoods," ICE announced Wednesday on X.
The X thread highlighted some of the worst offenders arrested during the operation.
-Aggravated assault with a weapon: "Henry Geovany Zamora, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, served eight years in prison, has a 1999 final removal order and was previously removed from the U.S. twice."
-DUI, cruelty toward a child (pending charge), resisting an officer (pending charge): "Sebastian Ortiz Jimenez, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, has a 2021 final removal order and was previously deported."
-Domestic violence (pending): "Denis Alecsis Garcia Nunes, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, was charged with two counts of domestic violence. He has a 2024 final order of removal."
-Felony fraud, felony illegal entry: "Miguel Franscisco-Austria, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, was previously deported in 2008 and 2010."
Border czar Tom Homan said at a Wednesday news conference that everyone in the community — including federal agents, enforcement targets, residents and even protesters — is safer when cities cooperate with ICE and federal agents.
"We're taking a lot of bad people off the street," Homan said, saying operations are targeted to the worst of the worst.
"When we leave this building, we know who we're looking for."
But if obstructionists and protesters interfere, it creates danger for everyone, he said, noting the operation’s goal is to remove criminals, though noncitizens who interfere may also be subject to deportation.
"We have a criminal here, a non-criminal here: The criminal has to be arrested first because they're the biggest threat to the community," he said.
Homan said he had warned earlier this year that rhetoric could lead to violence.
"I said back in March of this year, the hateful rhetoric didn't stop. I was afraid there would be bloodshed — and there has been," he said.
Newsmax's Eric Mack contributed to this report.
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