MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office in Miramar saw long lines as people checked to see if their immigration paperwork was in order to secure their time in the U.S.

Others standing outside the office were those who’ve had their loved ones detained following widespread ICE raids across South Florida and were looking for answers on the detainment.

White House Press Secretary, Keroline Leavitt, said the message is loud and clear.

“By using every lever of his federal power, President Trump has sent a loud and clear message to the entire world,” she said. “America will no longer tolerate illegal immigration and this president expects that every nation on this planet will cooperate with the repatriation of their citizens.”

Since the Trump administration entered office, thousands of arrests have been made across the country in only one week. Some believe the crackdowns are simply fulfilling the promises made in his campaign.

Two flights landed in Colombia, Tuesday, with over 200 migrants.

None of the migrants deported had criminal records in either country, according to Colombia’s foreign minister.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro wrote in part on X, “They’re Colombian, they’re free, they’re worthy, and they’re back home in their country where they are loved.”

The federal agency reported in a recent social media post that authorities have arrested people from Jamaica, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic.

According to the department, “targeted enforcement operations are planned arrests of known aliens who threaten national security or public safety.”

Outside the Miramar office, one woman said she was there to seek answers to her husband’s detainment from federal officials.

“My husband, he’s under an order for deportation, but he’s been here for over 40, 50 years,” said Annette, whose husband faces deportation. “I hope he comes home, that’s all; I just want him to come home.”

Annette says her husband does not fit ICE’s description, having been arrested for a non-violent offense years ago.

“A long, long time ago, but that was a really long time ago and he’s turned his life around,” she said.

According to her, her husband also complies with his immigration appointments and check-ins so his arrest makes no sense to her.

“We have a beautiful marriage here and a home and a family, and I just want him to return home,” she said.

Another family faces a similar situation.

7News spoke with Jaritza, she said in Spanish that her husband Macros went in for a regular appointment yesterday as he’s done every year since they arrived from Nicaragua in 2021 but then he never came out.

Instead, she got a call that he was detained and doesn’t know where he is being held.

She continued to say that Marcos doesn’t have a criminal record, not even a ticket. He has a work permit, works two jobs, and has an identification card, a social security and has been in the process of becoming a citizen.

Now she, his mother and her son have spent the last 24 hours worrying and she never expected that with everything they were doing the right way this would still happen.

Homeland Security Investigations shared pictures on social media of arrests made in South Florida over the weekend.

Officials said the charges of those arrested range from drug possession, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, and driving under the influence.

Throughout the U.S., federal agents have reportedly entered neighborhoods for immigration raids.

The new Homeland Security secretary posted videos and pictures online of an immigration raid that took place in New York City.

On Tuesday, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller was questioned on CNN about the amount of arrests being made.

“Sources say that ICE has been directed to ramp up arrests to at least 75 per field office per day,” said CNN anchor Jake Tapper. “If every field office hits that quota or that number, that goal, that would be 1,875 undocumented immigrants arrested every day.”

“The numbers you cited are a floor, not a ceiling. Very importantly, they’re a floor,” said Miller. “The goal is to arrest at least that many, but hopefully many more.”

Daily immigration arrests have exceeded 1,000 nationwide, according to published reports.

ICE agents have reportedly been told to aim for 1,200 to 1,500 daily arrests.

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