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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement executed a huge construction site operation in Tallahassee on Thursday that ended with the arrests of over 100 immigrants without legal status.
ICE Tampa led the operation, which included support from the FBI, DEA, ATF, FDLE, U.S. Marshals and IRS Criminal Investigation.
Officials did not name the construction site or employer, but said the migrants who were arrested were from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Colombia and Honduras, among other countries.
ICE said one immigrant was taken into custody for resisting arrest and is being charged with four counts of assault on officers, and another attempted to draw a weapon.
This is not the first large-scale arrest that has happened in Florida since President Trump took office in January and DeSantis signed on as a partner in his mass deportation plans.
Earlier in May, over 1000 migrants were arrested in “Operation Tidal Wave.” All Florida counties have entered into agreements with the federal government to deputize their officers for immigration enforcement, enabling these massive operations to take place.