ICE made its presence known in Northeast Florida on Wednesday, running joint operations with the Florida Highway Patrol throughout our area.
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On Thursday morning, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrest of Jacksonville woman Jennifer Cruz.
This is Jennifer Cruz of Jacksonville. Jennifer disagrees with immigration enforcement and decided to commit a few felonies by getting out of her car and punching a Trooper in the face.But unlike Minnesota, we don’t put up with this nonsense. Not today, Jennifer. pic.twitter.com/vw28UPJ9Kn
— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) January 15, 2026
He said she punched a trooper in the face during immigration enforcement operations. Action News Jax has learned she’s currently out on bond.
We have requested Cruz’s arrest report from FHP and have not yet received it…