Dozens Of Illegal Immigrants Arrested At Florida Construction Sites

Immigration authorities announced connected Tuesday they had arrested much than 2 twelve forbidden aliens astatine construction sites successful Florida.

The raids took spot successful Wildwood, Florida, during worksite enforcement encounters, according to an X station from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Tampa.

Wildwood, a metropolis successful Sumter County, is astir an hr northwest of Orlando.

HSI Tampa arrests an alleged forbidden migrant astatine what appears to beryllium a building tract successful Wildwood, Florida. (HSI Tampa)

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Illegal immigrants arrested during nan cognition were from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, according to nan post.

A video shared by HSI Tampa showed authorities stepping done a vicinity pinch recently constructed homes.

Though nan video did not show immoderate arrests, a photograph posted by HSI Tampa appeared to show an apprehension astatine a building tract successful Wildwood.

Federal migration authorities arrested 16 forbidden immigrants astatine a Mississippi business during a raid. (ICE)

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Officials said immoderate of nan forbidden immigrants had antecedently been deported, though it is unclear if immoderate of nan aliens had erstwhile arrests aliases convictions.

The full number of arrests has not yet been released.

In a abstracted post, HSI Tampa said nan agency was "diligently moving to find if building companies successful nan fastest-growing region successful nan U.S. [are] employing forbidden aliens [and] violating federal migration law."

Immigration authorities successful Florida arrested forbidden immigrants moving astatine respective building sites. (AP)

The ambush comes after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced this week that much than 100 FHP troopers were sworn successful arsenic typical lawman U.S. Marshals, which allows them to enforce migration laws independent of nan national government.

"We are excited that we're making immense advancement connected nan rumor of enforcing laws against forbidden immigration," Gov. DeSantis said during a news convention connected Monday. "No authorities is doing, moreover close, to what Florida is doing… What we've been doing has not only been effective, it's really been a exemplary for nan remainder of nan country."

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He added that erstwhile he first became governor, Florida allowed sanctuary cities.

"It really became difficult erstwhile Joe Biden took agency astatine nan opening of 2021, because he had fundamentally campaigned connected not enforcing nan separator astatine all," Gov. DeSantis continued. "Clearly, location has to beryllium rules of nan road. Clearly, nan group of nan U.S. person nan correct to find who comes successful aliases who doesn't travel successful to our country. And clearly, you person sewage to person enforcement astir those rules truthful that group recognize that you're not going to beryllium capable to violate them pinch impunity. … Basically, nan Biden management conscionable threw each that by nan wayside."

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, ICE, and ICE Miami did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.