ICE Raids Florida Construction Sites Hundreds Detained

More than 100 undocumented immigrants were arrested Thursday at construction sites in Tallahassee, including at an apartment project near Florida State University, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

State and federal officers handcuffed workers at the sites and transported them in vans from the location near the university. The project under construction, known as Perla at the Enclave, is being built to provide apartments for FSU students.

A news release posted on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement website stated that multiple law enforcement agencies participated in the operation.

One individual was taken into custody for resisting arrest and is facing four counts of assault on law enforcement officers, according to ICE.

"These types of enforcement actions aim to eliminate illegal employment, holding employers accountable and protecting employment opportunities for America's lawful workforce," said Nicholas Ingegno, assistant special agent in charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Tallahassee, in a prepared statement.

However, Larisa Cladakis, who works near the construction project, criticized the raid.

"Whether they (the arrested workers) are documented or not, they are human," she said. "And the fact is that they are literally working. They are building the houses that people are living in."

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