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DHS secretary highlights Tampa arrests, says agency is targeting the "worst of the worst"
Summary
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Neal described recent ICE and HSI arrests in Tampa and across Florida, repeated enforcement tallies and statistics, and defended agency operations amid protests and a recent court ruling.
Secretary Neal, the head of the Department of Homeland Security, onstage in Tampa on an unspecified date, outlined recent enforcement operations in Florida and said his department is prioritizing removal of "the worst of the worst." He said ICE and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents in the region have arrested people suspected of violent and sexual offenses and displayed seized drugs and firearms.
Neal told reporters that his department has arrested "over 286,000 illegal aliens" since President Trump took office and that "70% of those individuals have had criminal charges convicted. They were convicted of them, or they have them pending against them." He also said DHS had arrested "600 known or suspected terrorists" and "over 2,700 known members of the Tren de Aragua gang." Neal added that in the past two weeks in Florida officers seized about…
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