More than 100 undocumented immigrants were arrested Thursday at Tallahassee construction sites, including at an apartment project near Florida State University, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
State and federal law-enforcement officers handcuffed construction workers and loaded them into vans before taking them away from the site near the university. Most of the building under construction, called Perla at the Enclave, is set to be apartments for FSU students.
A news release on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement website said several law-enforcement agencies were involved in the sweep. It said one person was taken into custody for resisting arrest and was being charged with four counts of assault on law-enforcement officers.
Homeland Security Investigations Tampa (HSI Tampa) said some of those detainees were from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia, Nicaragua and Honduras, “to name a few,” HSI Tampa wrote in a statement to X, just after 4:15 p.m. Thursday.
HSI Tampa went on to say in its social media post that some of the detainees were previously deported and some held criminal backgrounds.
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office also confirmed that multiple people detained at the Gaines Street construction site are facing pending criminal charges and they are being brought to the jail, booked in and placed on an ICE hold.
“These types of enforcement actions aim to eliminate illegal employment, holding employers accountable and protecting employment opportunities for America’s lawful workforce,” Nicholas Ingegno, assistant special agent in charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Tallahassee, said in a prepared statement.
A PR firm representing Hedrick Brothers Construction, the company in charge of the construction site, wrote in a statement to WCTV that they are aware authorities “have taken control of the site.”
The statement said “Hedrick Brothers Construction fully complies with all regulatory standards, including all E-Verify employment verification requirements. Furthermore, we require all independent subcontractors to follow the same legal standards, as outlined in our contractual agreements with their companies…..We have been made aware that the authorities have taken control of the site. Hedrick Brothers Construction will fully cooperate with all elements of the investigation.PR Firm.”
Arrests Made in Tallahassee Immigration Sweep added by Staff on
View all posts by Staff →
You are all stupid losers
“Hedrick Brothers Construction fully complies with all regulatory standards, including all E-Verify employment verification requirements.”
Ummmm… reality would suggest otherwise. Nothing more than the exploitation of cheap illegal alien slave labor in order to minimize payouts and benefits, and to increase bottom line profit… imo
I’d be curious to know what these illegal aliens are being paid, and what health insurance and retirement benefits they’re offered. I wonder if TR could look into that and report.
¡Afuera!
Stop paying illegals and they will go home