U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 100 illegal aliens during a targeted enforcement operation at construction sites in Tallahassee during a joint agency operation on May 29.
The multiagency operation, directed by ICE Homeland Security Investigations Tallahassee, with significant assistance from ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, Florida Highway Patrol, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, U.S. Marshals Service, Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations, led to the arrest of illegal aliens from Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuelans, Colombia, and Honduras to name a few.
One was taken into state custody for resisting arrest and is being charged with four counts of assault on law enforcement officers.
Another attempted to pull a weapon on officers.
ICE officials have continually emphasised the agency’s continued focus on identifying public safety and national security threats.
Individuals who are unlawfully present in the United States and are encountered during enforcement operations may be taken into custody and processed for removal in accordance with federal law.
