MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Hundreds of arrests of illegal immigrants were made in just a matter of days across the state of Florida.
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It was part of a massive multi-agency mission in Florida called Operation Tidal Wave.
“Operation Tidal Wave is the first of its kind joint operation where the Feds are leading, but all of our state agencies and relevant local agencies are assisting,” said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. “So it’s been a huge force multiplier.”
Local 10 News has embedded with federal agents in South Florida amid the crackdown on people in the country illegally, with orders to be removed and with criminal records.
Partnerships with state and local agencies are nothing new, but Operation Tidal Wave is the first of its kind, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, using the authority of 287G, which allows state agencies to be deputized to make immigration arrests.
Among those now in custody from South Florida, say the feds, are a Russian fugitive wanted for suspected manslaughter, a documented MS-13 member and a man U.S. Border Patrol says was previously deported, convicted of smuggling.
Authorities said they made nearly 800 arrests in a four-day span, a number that is expected to go up.
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