Real Estate
Mexican National Pleads Guilty After Illegal Alien Dies in Sweltering Stash House
Cruz Alberto de la Garza admitted to harboring 32 illegal aliens in a Laredo stash house where one died from heat exposure. He faces life in prison.
ICE
Crime
Nine Illegal Aliens Convicted in North Florida, Several Deported Multiple Times
U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin announced nine illegal aliens were convicted of federal immigration crimes in the Northern District of Florida in May.
Arts and Culture
Jacksonville Woman Faces 20 Years After Punching Officers at ICE Operation
Jennifer Susan Cruz, 41, pleaded guilty to assaulting federal and state officers during a Jacksonville immigration enforcement operation.
Crime
ICE Arrests MS-13 Member in Palm Beach County After 12 Years in U.S.
A multiagency operation led by ICE resulted in the arrest of a Honduran MS-13 gang member who had been living in Palm Beach County since entering the U.S. illegally in 2013.
Crime
ICE Flags Indian National in Duval County Jail on $13M Drug Trafficking Charge
ICE encountered Dipakkumar Ghelani, an illegal alien from India, at the Duval County jail after Florida Highway Patrol arrested him on a $13 million drug trafficking warrant.
Crime
Twice-Deported El Salvadoran Charged With Illegal Reentry in Jacksonville
Jose Adilio Anaya-Alas, 36, deported twice in 2015, was arrested in the Middle District of Florida and faces federal charges.
Crime
ICE Deports Illegal Alien Who Fled Fatal Okaloosa County Hit-and-Run
Hilda Esperanza Lopez-Hernandez, ordered deported in 2018, was removed after serving prison time for a fatal hit-and-run in Okaloosa County.
Crime
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Animal Crushing Videos in Federal Case
Francisco Javier Ravelo pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing more than 40 videos depicting the torture of monkeys.
Politics
Trump considers deploying ICE agents to airports amid TSA shortages at FLL
President Trump weighs using ICE agents at security checkpoints as government shutdown causes delays at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.