On Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol conducted a joint operation with federal immigration officers in Jefferson County to round up 12 people believed to be in the country illegally, one of a number of raids performed around the country as the Trump administration ramps up its plans for mass deportation.

MIAMI - Recent immigration raids and deportations across the country have sparked fear among South Florida immigrants and their families, especially those required to check in at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Miramar.

By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's top homeland security official joined officers in an immigration enforcement operation that arrested several people in New York City on Tuesday,