Florida Breaks Ground On Agriculture Inspection Hub To Boost Interior Immigration Checks With ICE

Florida officials held a groundbreaking for a new agriculture inspection site aimed at expanding interior immigration enforcement through ag and truck inspection stations. State leaders say the hub will coordinate with ICE and state agricultural law enforcement to identify and remove people in the U.S. unlawfully, citing public-safety concerns after high-profile crashes. Critics warn the plan could spur racial profiling and harm farmworker rights. The move advances a months-long push to repurpose inspection sites as interior checkpoints across Florida.