Florida and federal officials said the joint mission, dubbed “Operation Tidal Wave,” could be replicated in other states.

The Trump administration hopes to work with local law enforcement as it tries to reach its goals for mass deportation.

Two new laws that were demanded by Gov. Ron DeSantis have entangled every level of government, unnerving residents who had long considered the state an immigrant haven.

A federal judge in Florida said local police must follow her order not to enforce a new state immigration law despite the state’s attorney general stating otherwise.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's office quickly appealed on Tuesday after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against a new Florida law aimed at cracking down on undocumented immigrants who enter the state.