(The Center Square) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Florida Department of Law Enforcement officers arrested 230 foreign nationals in the U.S. illegally, many with extensive criminal histories. More than half, 150, are criminal sex offenders, the Department of Homeland Security said .

The statewide initiative, Operation Criminal Return, targets convicted sexual predators and offenders who pose significant threats to public safety.

"Through Operation Criminal Return, hundreds of the most dangerous illegal criminal aliens with horrific criminal histories, including sexual crimes against children, are off our streets and will be out of our country soon," Gov. Ron DeSantis said. "Florida has been the most aggressive state in America on combating illegal immigration, an

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