ICE raids were reportedly conducted across South Florida on Sunday as President Trump cracks down on illegal immigration.
Immigration officials can only enter a school with a warrant signed by a federal judge. Experts say the risk of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents coming to a school is low because judicial warrants are granted in the context of criminal investigations.
As President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans ramp up, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski says the president is taking the wrong approach.
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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.
Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.
Florida lawmakers have passed a sweeping immigration bill, setting aside half a billion dollars in public funds to help carry out President Donald Trump’s crackdown on people in the country illegally.
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.
Agents from a handful of federal agencies combined to arrest more than 40 people in the country illegally early Sunday during a raid in Adams County, Colorado, the local office of the Drug Enforcement Administration said.
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.