U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials were in South Florida to announce the results of a massive immigration sweep alongside their state partners.

Speaking with reporters at the ICE facility in Miramar, federal authorities on Thursday released the results of a 10-day sweep that started in late October and went into November.

Officials said ICE agents worked with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on the operation that targeted registered sexual offenders. These were people who, authorities said, had already been convicted of a sexual crime, were registering with the state, had immigration issues and had been told to leave the country but had yet to do so.

Officials said they also targeted those who have criminal histories with drug charges, battery and even murder, d

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