00:00for many many decades. So today we are highlighting yet another major
00:07enforcement effort. This week a first-of-its-kind immigration enforcement
00:11operation started in Florida's Panhandle led by the Florida Highway Patrol in
00:16coordination with our federal partners including DHS agencies like Border
00:23Patrol, HSI, and ICE. The Panhandle immigration enforcement operation is
00:29part of a comprehensive multi-agency enforcement detail targeting illegal
00:34aliens with criminal records, fugitives, and repeat immigration violators. We
00:39deployed 45 FHP troopers and 20 federal personnel across Escambia, Santa Rosa,
00:46Walton, Okaloosa, Holmes Bay, Washington, and Jackson counties. Although the
00:52operation is still underway, nearly 200 illegal aliens have already been
00:57apprehended with expectations that the final total will even be higher by the
01:03end of today's operations. Among those arrested 37 illegals that had previously
01:10received final orders of removal and yet failed to appear in court. Eight illegals
01:18that had been deported and illegally re-entered the United States, one of which
01:24has been deported four times, just like a revolving door. These individuals will be
01:30federally charged. Troopers have encountered illegals who have fled, resisted
01:36arrests, and even physically assaulted officers underscoring the heightened
01:41danger posed by criminal aliens. We're going to continue to face escalating attempt by criminal
01:48aliens to infiltrate our communities, posing a threat to the safety of not only our citizens, but also the
01:52our many, many visitors. So this operation sends a clear and uncompromising message. We will not tolerate lawlessness in the state of Florida.
01:59We're going to continue to deploy every available resource to identify, apprehend, and remove those who seek to exploit our state and to endanger our people.
02:09While some states simply watch and wait, Florida leads. Our commitment to efficiency and accountability is why Florida continues to be in the state of Florida.
02:17Florida leads. Our commitment to efficiency and accountability is why Florida continues to remain the national model.
02:24And just last week, Florida marked another milestone. In partnership with ICE and the U.S. Coast Guard, we launched the first deportation flight out of Tallahassee Airport,
02:35transporting nearly 20 illegal aliens, and an operation that is going to continue each and every week.
02:42This operation reflects our expanding coordination with federal partners and reinforces our mission to secure the interior of this country and to protect our communities.
02:53Since March, FHP has vetted nearly 4,700 individuals through U.S. Department of Homeland Security databases. Of those, more than 3,600 have been arrested in process for immigration violations, and more than 600 had prior criminal history.
03:14FHP has uncovered human smuggling operations operating deep within Florida's borders, and troopers have intercepted vehicles transporting illegal firearms, fentanyl, and even large sums of illicit cash.
03:27Recent arrests include individuals involved in drug trafficking, weapons violations, and gang-related activities.
03:33So this is real. This stuff has a major impact on the safety of our communities, and it also serves as a deterrent effect.
03:42You know, there was a story, even CNN was talking about it, you know, months ago. There are these illegal alien theft gangs, like theft rings, and, you know, they steal stuff in New York.
03:53And then they come down to Florida and spend the money at our attractions, and then they go back to New York and steal more.
04:02And the reporter said, well, why don't you steal in Florida? They said, because they put you in jail in Florida when you steal. So that's a deterrent.
04:10And I think what we're doing here is a deterrent. People know, first of all, you shouldn't be coming to the United States illegally, but those that do, I think, are probably not going to want to choose the free state of Florida.
04:23So I'm proud of FHP. I want to thank both the Colonel and the Director and Larry Key for all the hard work they've done to be putting into this.
04:33I want to thank our federal partners for really showing how it can be done when you have really strong state and federal partnership on an issue that's very much of major concern for so many Americans.
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05:07And so there's a plan for speech now, this winter.
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