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Assistant DHS Secretary Calls Mass Migrant Arrest in Florida 'Just a Preview of What's to Come'

In a "first of its kind" operation, ICE arrested nearly 800 migrants by partnering with law enforcement officials deputized as immigration enforcement agents. (Credit: ICE via ABC News)

The mass arrest of 780 individuals in Florida who were in the U.S. illegally was "just a preview of what's to come," according to Assistant Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

The four-day mass arrest operation known as Operation Tidal Wave involved utilizing ICE's 287(g) authority to deputize local law enforcement agencies to assist in arresting individuals in the country illegally.

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