Fox News: ICE accelerating removal operations by adding 500 more beds in Florida jail

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ICE accelerating removal operations by adding 500 more beds in Florida jail

The Glades County Jail in Florida will assist ICE by designating 500 beds for illegal immigrant detainees as the Trump administration continues to accelerate deportation efforts.......                    ...                        ...As the Trump administration continues to ramp up You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will have 500 more beds for detainees thanks to a new partnership with the Glades County Sheriff's Office in Florida. ......"The Glades County Jail center will serve as a staging area and allow greater capacity to address our immigration enforcement mission," acting Miami ICE Field Office Director Juan Agudelo said in a statement. "The central location streamlines logistics and helps facilitate the timely processing of illegal aliens in our custody that are subject to arrest, detention and removal from our country."......The move is a reinstatement of a previous intergovernmental service agreement with the Glades County Board of County Commissioners, according to ICE. ......"The facility will expand ICE's You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, enhancing the agency's ability to manage the region's growing enforcement and removal operations," the statement said. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The announcement was made at the same time that You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login that the Florida Highway Patrol had been directed by state authorities to arrest and jail illegal immigrants for offenses like driving without a valid license. ......In February, Gov. Ron DeSantis You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, signing a memorandum that allowed the Florida Highway Patrol to exercise immigration power. ......"Governor DeSantis understands the role of law enforcement and wants to provide the strongest immigration law possible, empowering law enforcement to get to work and deport illegal aliens residing in the state," Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Executive Director Dave Kerner You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login at the time. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"We must have the strongest law in the nation on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login that will guarantee state and local deportation assistance, end catch and release, eliminate magnets such as remittances and adopt supporting policies that will protect Floridians," DeSantis said upon the announcement. ......Fox News Digital reached out to the Glades County Sheriff's Office.......Fox News' Mollie Markowitz contributed to this report. ...

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