FHP–ICE PANHANDLE CRACKDOWN: NEARLY 200 DETAINED AS FLORIDA STARTS WEEKLY DEPORTATION FLIGHTS

Florida launched a multi-county immigration enforcement sweep led by Florida Highway Patrol with ICE, HSI, Border Patrol and USCIS support, detaining nearly 200 people in the Panhandle. Officials said 37 had prior final removal orders and eight had illegally reentered after deportation; some face federal charges. Gov. DeSantis also announced weekly deportation flights departing Tallahassee, with the first flight carrying 20 people. The state frames this as a model for sustained interior enforcement in coordination with federal agencies.