Immigration & Border Security

ICE, Florida Joint Operation Results in More Than 1,100 Arrests in a Week

This operation came a few months after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed multiple pieces of immigration legislation.
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ICE, Florida Joint Operation Results in More Than 1,100 Arrests in a Week
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Miami on Feb. 5, 2025. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo
T.J. Muscaro
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The first phase of Operation Tidal Wave—a joint mission by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and various Florida departments and agencies—has resulted in more than 1,100 criminal illegal immigrants being arrested in one week.

That is the highest number of ICE arrests by any state over seven days.

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T.J. Muscaro
T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.