Posted on 04/26/2017 3:03:45 PM PDT by mdittmar
MIAMI – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested 76 criminal aliens last week in an enforcement action targeting individuals who pose a threat to public safety. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers made the arrests across the state of Florida.
Of those arrested by ICE during the enforcement action, which was conducted from April 18-21, 57 had criminal records that included felony convictions for serious or violent offenses, such as lewd & lascivious behavior, sexual battery, child sex crimes, sex offenses, aggravated assault with deadly weapon, weapons charges and drug violations. Additionally, 19 had less serious or violent violations to include; larceny, petty theft, trespass, driving under the influence, fraud, driving with no driver’s license.
Thirteen of those detained during the action are previously removed individuals who may be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for felony re-entry after deportation.
During the operation, ERO was supported by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other federal and local law enforcement agencies, including the Diplomatic Security Service.
The arrests were made in the Florida counties of: Broward (16), Collier (2), Duval (4), Hillsborough (4), Martin (20), Miami Dade (16), Orange (11), and municipalities in Puerto Rico (3).
Some examples of arrests from the action include:
Those arrested represented many countries throughout the world, including: Bahamas, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South Africa, St. Kitts, Ukraine, Vietnam.
Arrested individuals who have outstanding orders of deportation, or who returned to the United States illegally after being deported, are subject to immediate removal from the country. The remaining individuals are in ICE custody awaiting a hearing before an immigration judge, or pending travel arrangements for removal in the near future.
All of the targets in this operation were amenable to arrest and removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
ICE deportation officers carry out targeted enforcement operations daily nationwide as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to protect the nation, uphold public safety, and protect the integrity of our immigration laws and border controls. These operations involve existing and established Fugitive Operations Teams.
During the targeted enforcement operations, ICE officers frequently encounter other aliens illegally present in the United States. They are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and, when appropriate, they are arrested by ICE officers.
In fiscal year 2016, ICE conducted 240,255 removals nationwide. Ninety-two percent of individuals removed from the interior of the United States had previously been convicted of a crime.
I stopped listening to Michael Medved’s show long ago when he continually harped on not deporting illegals. His standard rhetorical question every day was, “How do we deport millions of illegals?”
One at a time Michael, one at a time.
Wasting time on kids and old people. GET THE BAD CRIMINALS OUT!
Send them to his home. I would like to give out the home addresses of all the lefty rats,and judges,and tell the illegals that they will have free lodging,entertainment and food.
Until some leftist judge decided we need to be nicer to foreign criminals.
Until some leftist judge decided we need to be nicer to foreign criminals.
During the targeted enforcement operations, ICE officers frequently encounter other aliens illegally present in the United States. They are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and, when appropriate, they are arrested by ICE officers.
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I would think it is ALWAYS appropriate to remove ALL illegal aliens.
Medved has been a shill for the Cheap Labor Express for a vey long time.
I used to be a frequent commenter on TownHall and would get under his skin so bad he would comment back.
One thing I notice is that some of these people should have been removed going back to the Clinton and Bush administrations.
Shows how long we have had inadequate enforcement.
Get them all out.
Add a couple of zeros to 76 before I’m impressed.
only 76?
Hello in South Bay alone there are hundreds of criminal illegals.
Not to mention Liberty City.
And if ICE went to Miami of Orlando they would need hundreds of busses to move all the criminal illegals.
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