Last Thursday, May 1, the governor of Florida, Ron desantis, publicly informed that during a new and very successful migratory operation called “Operation Marea”which took place in the sunny state between Monday 21 and Saturday, April 26, more than 1 thousand 130 undocumented immigrants were arrested.
According to the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICEfor its acronym in English), all detainees are “foreigners illegal With a history criminals in the territory of the United States ”, so the authorities described this operation as the greater operation Immigration joint throughout the story of Florida.
“Florida has become the spearhead of the United States in the application of the Federal Immigration Law”, Said Desantis, reiterating his commitment to the new border security policies imposed by US President Donald Trump, who celebrated the operation as a sample of leadership in the state.
During a press conference, the 46 -year -old governor said that more than 64% of the detainees had arrest orders or criminal convictions, and that more than half face charges for violent crimes or sexual crimes, being alleged members of criminal organizations Aragua or Mara Salvatrucha train (MS-13).
“Operation Marea” in Florida
The deputy director of the ICE, Madison Sheahanstressed that immigration agents “go out and risk their lives every day to stop and expel criminals dangerous that have illegally entered the US. ”, so this operation has become a reflection of the joint work between the federal government and the states.
Sheahan indicated that the local police offices located in 15 Counties in Florida participated in this successful operation (FBIfor its acronym in English), the drug control administration (DEAfor its acronym in English), the border patrol and the ICE agents, who “led almost the entire operation.”
ICE authorities assured that immigrants with orders from deportation “They will be expelled of immediate“, While others will remain in custody waiting for” the arrangements for the trip. “So far, the exact amount of undocumented who will be deported immediately is unknown.
Among the more than 1,130 people who were arrested in Florida, a total of 178 nationalities were identified. As stated by the ICE, Guatemala Head the list with at least 438 immigrants arrested, followed by Mexico With 281 detainees, Honduras With 154 captured, Venezuela with 49 and El Salvador with 25.
Given the circumstances, Governor Desantis announced that Florida has already presented an official proposal to the Department of National Security (DHSfor its acronym in English) so that the members of the National guard be “assigned as migration judges and actively involve themselves in the stages” of the migratory process.
The United States National Guard is a military reserve force composed of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. Currently, it is a body of volunteers that operates both nationally and state, so it is usually mobilized for defense, public safety and disaster response missions.
“The migrants illegal They are people who have never had to come to our country. Some of these detainees had already been deported previously and now we want to make a real difference for the population of Florida, so we have decided to facilitate more logistics and human resources to the federal government, ”concluded Desantis.
🚨 Breaking: Florida Governor Ron Desantis Just Said He has submitted plans to President Trump’s Dhs That Would Allow Florida National Guard Members to Become Immigration Judges.
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