ICE raids were reportedly conducted across South Florida on Sunday as President Trump begins to make good on his promise to increase the deportation of undocumented migrants.
DeSantis said his office was not involved in discussions about the bill that passed Tuesday, which he called “weak, weak, weak.”
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Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.
DeSantis has suggested he would veto the legislation rolled out on Monday by leaders of the Florida Legislature.
The immigration crackdown has sparked tensions internationally. On Sunday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro clashed with Trump after Colombia sent planes carrying deported immigrants back to the U.S. Trump responded by threatening tariffs, ultimately prompting Petro to agree to cooperate.
Trump ended use of a border app to allow migrants to enter the country on two-year permits with eligibility to work, canceling tens of thousands of appointments into early February for people stranded in Mexico. Nearly 1 million people entered the U.S. at land crossings with Mexico by using the CBP One app.
At least 27 agencies across the nation are currently listed as having submitted applications to the program, including agencies in Texas, Georgia, Montana, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Nearly half of the pending applications are from Florida law enforcement agencies.
Here's what we know so far about ICE enforcement operations in the wake of several immigration-related executive orders Trump signed.
President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts are in full swing, with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducting raids across the country, including South Florida.
Miami office took to its X social media account to inform that federal agencies had conducted several immigration enforcement operations during the weekend, as several undocumented migrants were detained in Broward and Martin counties.