Immigration agents and state police officers arrested more than 300 people in Palm Beach County earlier this month, part of a slew of operations that saw a Lake Worth Beach bakery owner detained and a community outraged.
Multiple federal agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol led the operations, while state agencies, like Florida Highway Patrol and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, “coordinated” the efforts from July 6-10, across the county.
The State Board of Immigration Enforcement announced the results in an undated press release on its website. In total, 309 people were arrested over five days, some of whom had criminal records. All were arrested for violating immigration law…