ICE arrests 32 illegal aliens in Palm Beach County enforcement action
ICE Miami, Stuart Sub-office @HSI_Miami @CBPHQ & the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission conducted a multi-agency immigration enforcement operation spanning several counties in Southern Florida, netting 32 arrests of criminal illegal aliens. The illegal aliens were from Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Cuba, Nicaragua with criminal convictions including prostitution, robbery, fraud, larceny, DUI, & narcotics possession.
STUART, Fla. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities in Palm Beach County, Fla., recently netted 32 illegal aliens from various counties with criminal convictions which included drug possession, prostitution, illegal re-entry, resisting an officer, robbery, probation violation, fraud (illegal use of a credit card), larceny, cocaine possession, driving under the influence and possession of stolen property.
ICE officers and agents in Miami, in coordination with the U. S. Border Patrol, conducted targeted immigration enforcement operations in Palm Beach County from January 27 to 28. The operation netted 32 illegal aliens from Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Cuba, and Nicaragua.
All illegal aliens arrested during this operation will be detained pending their removal from the United States or a hearing before an immigration judge.
Some highlights from the arrests include:
- A 30-year-old Venezuelan male with criminal convictions for resisting officer, drug possession, and robbery who is being detained pending his removal from the United States.
- A 44-year-old Haitian female with criminal convictions for battery, drug possession, prostitution, and narcotic equipment possession who is awaiting a removal hearing by an immigration judge.
- A 24-year-old Cuban male with criminal convictions for fraud, failure to appear, larceny, and probation violation who is in custody pending removal from the U.S.
- A 25-year-old Guatemalan male with criminal convictions for illegal re-entry, cocaine possession, and driving under the influence who is being detained pending removal from the U.S.
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