Nineteen people in Tampa, along with 74 others throughout Florida, were arrested last week in a federal sting targeting illegal immigrants with violent criminal records.
During the sting, two other people were arrested on charges of illegally reentering the country after deportation. One of those arrests was in Tampa, the other in Fort Myers, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said.
Also arrested last week was a 44-year-old Mexican national who had a 2002 conviction in Collier County for child neglect. The immigrant had been living in Plant City. The charges of the other 92 foreign nationals include attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and burglary.
Twenty-five people were arrested in Miami-Dade County, eight in Broward, 13 in West Palm Beach, 11 in Orlando, one in Tallahassee, two in Jacksonville and 14 in Fort Myers during the five-day sting which ended Friday, authorities said.
"Arresting convicted criminals and immigration fugitives is a top priority," Marc Moore, field office director for Miami's ICE bureau, said in a statement. "Those who come to the United States to prey upon our neighbors and communities will be prosecuted for their crimes and ultimately returned to their home countries."
All are in ICE custody pending immigration removal proceedings or removal from the U.S. The arrestees hail from 22 different nations, including countries in Latin America, Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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