U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 100 illegal aliens during a targeted enforcement operation at construction sites in Tallahassee during a joint agency operation. The multiagency effort involved ICE Homeland Security Investigations and several federal and state partners.
Federal, state, and local law enforcement carried out Operation Tidal Wave in Florida, arresting nearly 800 illegal immigrants during a four-day operation. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin described it as a major success and a preview of what is to come throughout the nation.
Two illegal aliens from Mexico have been sentenced to more than four years combined in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed.
A Florida police officer was injured after an illegal immigrant crashed into his marked patrol car. Belle Isle officer Jacob Tapia was hit by Paula Hernandez Lazaro, who was driving without a license and failed to yield while turning left.
Two Mexican nationals were arrested and charged for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old boy aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship off Miami. One suspect faces additional charges related to having HIV and not disclosing his status.
An illegal immigrant from Honduras was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a hit-and-run that killed Pinellas County Deputy Michael Hartwick in 2022. The defendant struck and killed the deputy before fleeing the scene.
An undocumented immigrant was arrested for allegedly stabbing another undocumented immigrant to death at a Day's Inn hotel in Wildwood, Florida, approximately 60 miles south of Gainesville.
The Department of Homeland Security announced ICE enforcement actions against criminal illegal aliens convicted of crimes including sexual conduct with a minor, drug charges, DUI, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon as part of ongoing operations targeting the most dangerous offenders.
ICE arrested multiple criminal illegal aliens over the weekend, including a man who had threatened to bomb a U.S. Representative's office, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
ICE removed Romulus Mihai, a 33-year-old Belgian fugitive convicted of sexually exploiting a child, who entered the U.S. illegally and attempted to gain citizenship without disclosing his criminal history. He was arrested in April 2025 and turned over to Belgian authorities on July 31.
