JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Middle District of Florida reports that it charged 56 people with reentry in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 - which ended on December 31st. That number is expected to increase as Florida and National law enforcement signal support for the administration’s focus on ending illegal immigration.
“This effort continues my office’s long-standing commitment to enforcing the laws setting forth requirements for entry into the United States,” said U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg. “Over the past three fiscal years, we have increased our number of immigration prosecutions by 69%. We will continue to work with our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to aggressively investigate and federally prosecute anyone who illegally enters our borders.”
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Law enforcement agencies have begun publicizing these immigration arrests more frequently in the last month, including ones made locally.
On Friday, Action News Jax received a report from the Department of Justice that a Mexican man had been charged in Jacksonville for allegedly reentering the country after deportation. Jose Angeles-Juarez was arrested in Clay County on Monday in a joint investigation by the county Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He was previously deported in November 2017.
Later Friday, Enforcement and Removal Operations Miami posted that an undocumented immigrant from Honduras was arrested by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office for possession of marijuana and another controlled substance. He had previously been deported in December 2016. An image of the arrest is below:
Just days ago, they also announced the arrest of an El Salvadorian national made by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. He was accused of driving without a license and also having a fake license.
EROMiami says it will continue to post these arrests to its social media accounts.
Read: Baker County Detention Facility anticipating expedited deportation proceedings
According to ICE, 913 arrests were made nationwide on Thursday. 962 occurred the day before. These daily number reports on X only began Monday, days after President Donald Trump took office with immigration top of mind.
Action News Jax is tracking arrests and operations made in the area, as well as how policies may change to accommodate the nationally mandated immigration crackdown.
Read: ‘Very intimidating for a child’: New guidance from Duval Schools regarding ICE agents on campus
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