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WANTED! @HSITampa @EROMiami arrested Mario Pereda, a criminal illegal alien from Venezuelan & confirmed member of Tren de Aragua, was arrested in Pinellas County for an outstanding federal arrest warrant from @SDNYnews for racketeering conspiracy as part of an ongoing…

Turns out the grass isn’t greener on the other side! Two illegal aliens from Mexico have been charged with reentering the US after previously being removed, one of which has been removed three times. One is also charged with using falsified identification & forged documents to…

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! If you obstruct or assault law enforcement officers, you will be charged & prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Four were arrested in Tampa by @HSITampa & @EROMiami after officers were assaulted during a lawful immigration enforcement…

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Robin Severance-Lopez, the estranged wife of the now suspended sheriff of Osceola County, Marcos Lopez, was arrested by @HSITampa on state charges for conspiracy to commit racketeering. Lopez, the now suspended sheriff, was arrested June 5 following an investigation into a…

HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY SPANNING FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA DISMANTLED justice.gov/usao-ndfl/pr/h… @LeonSheriff @HSITampa @FBIJacksonville @dothanpolice @PanamaCityPd @BayCountySO @WakullaSheriff @USAO_MDAL @WCSOFL @PCBeachPolice @ManateeSheriff

BUSTED! A joint ongoing investigation has resulted in 8 arrests and the seizure of $120,000 in illicit proceeds from corrupt DMV agents. When @BaySheriffSO & @HSITampa learned of suspicious transactions at the DMV in Panama City, they started unraveling a scheme by two DMV…

Darwin Villarroel Saucedo, a 43-year-old criminal illegal alien from Bolivia with citizenship in Spain, was arrested by @HSITampa @EROMiami @FDLEPIO @FBITampa. He is an international fugitive of Spain wanted for sexually assaulting of a minor. He is illegally present in the U.S.…

Jose Raul Andreu Rodriguez, 22, of Gainesville, has pleaded guilty to attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor following a @HSITampa & @MCSOFlorida investigation. He faces a maximum of life in prison. After…

Alberto Christian Quiroz, 33, of Gainesville, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempted coercion & enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. He was an employee of a care agency contracted with the Florida Department of Children and Families to provide…

Kyle Burbank, 32, of Belleview, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for 3 counts of receiving videos from children in another state depicting child sexual abuse material. “The sentencing of this predator represents the grave nature of his crimes in exploiting children…

We will not be deterred from enforcing long standing U.S. laws! @HSITampa Panama City Beach & the Forgotten Coast HSTF, with assistance @BayCountySO, arrested a 30-year-old illegal alien from Jamaica for driving on a suspended driver’s license. It was determined he overstayed a…

ARRESTED! An illegal criminal alien from Guatemala, who was previously removed from the U.S., & has a prior conviction for felony forgery, was arrested by @HSITampa in Jacksonville, with the assistance of @CBPFlorida. He was turned over to the @USMarshalsHQ for federal…

ARRESTED! Two criminal illegal aliens & Tren de Aragua gang members from Venezuela were apprehended by @HSITampa. Earlier in the day, the subjects were identified leaving their residence. @HCSO initiated a traffic stop leading to their administrative arrests. One is a…

“To call us ‘Nazis’ – to compare us to one of the worst groups in history – is disgusting and just outright wrong. “What the men and women of ICE are doing in Massachusetts and all over this country is making communities safer." —ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons

BREAKING! Osceola County Sheriff Marcos R. Lopez was arrested by @HSITampa following an investigation into a criminal organization operating an illegal gambling enterprise throughout Central Florida, particularly in Lake and Osceola Counties, which generated $21.6+ million in…

BREAKING! @HSITampa led teams from @EROMiami @FLHSMV @fdlepio @DEAMiamiDiv @FBIJacksonville @ATF_Tampa @USMarshalsHQ @IRSCI_Miami during the arrest of more than 100 illegal aliens (some of which were previously deported and others with criminal backgrounds) at a major…