On Thursday, May 29, Homeland Security Investigations (under ICE), the Florida Highway Patrol, and other Florida and federal law enforcement organizations conducted immigration raids in Tallahassee.
In one of Florida’s greatest immigration raids, more than 100 persons were held at a student housing development building site described as “a short walk from Doak Campbell Stadium” in CollegeTown.
Officers reportedly verified each person’s identification and permissions before releasing or arresting them.
A worker from a nearby construction site stated his site had been raided an hour earlier, with some escaping and others apprehended.
Homeland Security Investigations Tampa led teams from other agencies “during the arrest of more than 100 illegal aliens (some of which were previously deported and others with criminal backgrounds) at a major construction site in Tallahassee, Florida, during a targeted enforcement operation today!” the agency claimed in a post on X.
“The illegal aliens are from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Colombia & Honduras, to name a few,” according to the post.
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations served multiple search warrants as part of an ongoing investigation in the Tallahassee region,” an ICE spokeswoman said in a statement. “There is no additional information available at this time.”
Here is what we know about ICE raids in Tallahassee, Florida:
Who was arrested during an ICE operation in Tallahassee, Florida’s CollegeTown?
More than 100 persons were detained by law enforcement personnel, some of whom were disguised and wearing camouflage, at a construction site near Florida State University’s campus. (An FSU representative stated that the university was not involved.)
Detainees on a bus near the scene informed reporters they came from Mexico, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Honduras.
According to ICE, detainees included Guatemalans, Salvadorans, and Colombians.