On a recent Wednesday in Oakland Park, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents apprehended 11 individuals during a criminal investigation. The agency stated that special agents with ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) intercepted a box truck as part of their operation, resulting in the "administrative arrests" of 11 suspects, who ICE referred to as "criminal aliens," the Miami Herald reported.
These "administrative arrests," carried out during the stop of the box truck, do not necessarily mean that the individuals will be detained by ICE, indicated the Department of Homeland Security, as the Miami Herald reported.
However, each case is being processed on its own merits, as NBC Miami coverage showed the detainees seated on a curb, closely watched by the authorities. The HSI agents' actions that day, still, the correspondent did not specify what the focus of the criminal investigation was, nor shed light on the country of origin or entry timeline for the migrants involved.
While the specifics of the ongoing inquiry remain under wraps, ICE spokesman Nestor Yglesias said, "All 11 are being processed by immigration authorities, and the investigation remains ongoing," as stated in his comments to the Miami Herald. This operation is part of a nationwide effort under President Trump's administration to tighten the reins on illegal immigration, implied through a series of ICE raids across the country.
