{"id":81221,"date":"2026-09-21T20:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T00:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=81221"},"modified":"2026-09-21T20:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T00:56:53","slug":"ice-arrests-500-in-florida-immigration-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/09\/21\/ice-arrests-500-in-florida-immigration-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Arrests 500 in Florida Immigration Crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a multi-agency, weeklong immigration-enforcement operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Southwest Florida, law enforcement officers arrested approximately 500 individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crackdown involved ICE, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Highway Patrol, the Florida National Guard, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Individuals Arrested<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Haitian National Charged with Murder:<\/strong> Whycliff Longin, 28, an asylum seeker, was taken into custody following a violent home invasion in Lehigh Acres, Florida. Authorities found a survivor who escaped after being strangled, along with a deceased woman inside the home suffering from blunt force trauma. Longin was charged with second-degree murder, attempted murder, sexual battery, and burglary with battery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Suspected Mexican Cartel Member:<\/strong> An individual identified by authorities as a member of a Mexican drug cartel was taken into custody during joint operations between ICE and the Florida Highway Patrol.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Child Molestation Suspect:<\/strong> A Honduran national was arrested on accusations of sexually assaulting two children.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Guatemalan National Resisting Arrest:<\/strong> Noe Lux Castro, 24, was arrested after an altercation with law enforcement during which he allegedly seized a Florida Highway Patrol trooper’s Taser and attempted to use it against the officer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Scope of the Operation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Beyond these high-profile cases, the multi-agency initiative targeted individuals who were residing in the country without legal status and had additional criminal charges or convictions on their records. Charges among those detained in the 500-person sweep included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Domestic violence and battery<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Driving under the influence (DUI) and hit-and-run<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Possession of illegal narcotics<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Resisting arrest and obstructing law enforcement<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Unlawful re-entry after prior deportation orders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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