Nearly three dozen illegal aliens were apprehended during a targeted worksite enforcement operation in a rapidly-growing Florida community this week.
On Tuesday, a coalition of state and federal agencies swarmed construction sites in Wildwood, a city in Sumter County near Ocala.
Officers and agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, Florida Highway Patrol, and the U.S. Marshals Service interviewed hundreds of workers and identified 33 who were in the U.S. illegally, including four who were previously deported.
During a worksite enforcement operation in one of the fastest growing communities in the U.S., @HSITampa @EROMiami @FLHSMV arrested 33 illegal aliens. 4 are charged with felony illegal reentry after being previously removed from the U.S. The illegal aliens are from Mexico,… pic.twitter.com/haXYdhYEeN
— HSI Tampa (@HSITampa) May 14, 2025
During the operation, more than 30 workers were caught attempting to flee the scene.
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
The illegal aliens were identified as citizens of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.
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
Four of the illegals have been charged with felony reentry after removal.
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
The major bust comes just days after more than 1,000 illegal aliens were rounded up across Florida in a single week.
Federal and state agencies teamed up to launch Operation Tidal Wave, apprehending 1,120 illegal aliens in the Sunshine State in late April.
Largest operation of its kind here in Florida led to the arrest of 1,120 criminal aliens. We would like to thank our partners in federal, state and local law enforcement for your efforts during #OperationTidalWave https://t.co/DtWVl2H5yu
— ERO Miami (@EROMiami) May 6, 2025
“Last week’s groundbreaking Florida operation was the highest yielding weeklong operation any state has seen in ICE’s entire history,” ICE explained in a statement earlier this month.
This article was originally published at InfoWars.com
