Homeland Security Investigations Tampa — along with ERO Miami and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) — has arrested over two dozen illegal immigrants at Florida construction sites, according to a recent update.
“BREAKING! @HSITampa @EROMiami @FLHSMV has arrested more than two dozen illegal aliens (some previously deported) at construction sites in Wildwood, Florida, during worksite enforcement encounters today!” HSI Tampa announced alongside a video of police on the construction sites.
According to authorities, the illegal immigrants — some of whom were previously deported — are from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.
BREAKING! @HSITampa @EROMiami @FLHSMV has arrested more than two dozen illegal aliens (some previously deported) at construction sites in Wildwood, Florida, during worksite enforcement encounters today! The illegal aliens are from Mexico, Guatemala & Honduras. @OfficialBOP pic.twitter.com/daQqf1Grq5
— HSI Tampa (@HSITampa) May 13, 2025
We were in Wildwood, Florida, today with @HSITampa @FLHSMV to support worksite enforcement efforts at one of the fastest growing communities in the U.S.! We have arrested & processed more two dozen illegal aliens from Mexico, Guatemala & Honduras. @OfficialBOP @USMarshalsHQ pic.twitter.com/cBCg0Hlj6q
— ERO Miami (@EROMiami) May 13, 2025
“And the mission continues…” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said, reposting the update.
And the mission continues… https://t.co/SQ1wZSfqO8
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 14, 2025
The announcement came shortly after HSI Tampa announced that it was working to “determine if construction companies in the fastest growing region in the U.S. is employing illegal aliens & violating federal immigration law!”
BREAKING! @HSITampa is diligently working to determine if construction companies in the fastest growing region in the U.S. is employing illegal aliens & violating federal immigration law! @EROMiami @FLHSMV @OfficialBOP pic.twitter.com/4OJETnJd9C
— HSI Tampa (@HSITampa) May 13, 2025
HAPPENING NOW! @HSITampa is in Wildwood, Florida, conducting worksite enforcement visits to construction sites at one of the fastest growing communities in the U.S.! @EROMiami @FLHSMV @OfficialBOP pic.twitter.com/hfumMyIjYl
— HSI Tampa (@HSITampa) May 13, 2025
It also follows DeSantis announcing this week that Florida is ready to do more on the immigration front. A May 12 press release notes that Florida has “more deputized state law enforcement officers under 287(g) task force deputizations than any other state in the nation,” adding that over 100 Florida Highway Patrol Troopers have been sworn in as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals as well.
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“Florida has led the nation on immigration enforcement, and we’re ready to do even more,” DeSantis said in a statement, highlighting the state’s action in submitting what he described as “a plan to the federal government to contribute new detention facilities and expanded apprehension efforts to their ongoing mission to reclaim America’s sovereignty.”
The Trump administration has continued to prioritize deportations, making its case in the form of mugshots infamously displayed on the White House lawn, showcasing arrested illegal aliens and their corresponding criminal history, which includes murder, rape of a child, distribution of fentanyl, and much, much more.
We will hunt you down. You will face justice. You will be deported — and you will never set foot on American soil again.
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 28, 2025
Oh, and your mugshot may just end up on a yard sign at the White House. pic.twitter.com/hWhcxkCWHq
The Trump administration has also opened the door for illegal immigrants to voluntarily self-deport, offering assistance with commercial flights for illegal aliens who leave willingly. They will receive a $1,000 stipend upon proof of exit, according to the plan unveiled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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A CBS Poll released in April found that Trump’s deportation policy remains popular, as 56 percent approve of Trump’s “program to find and deport immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.”
