FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The U.S. Border Patrol said 11 migrants were arrested in Fort Pierce on Thursday.
In a post on X, Samuel Briggs II, the acting chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol's Miami Sector, said the migrants are from Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras and have "lengthy immigration & criminal records."
Fort Pierce, FL: Border Patrol & ERO in coordination with @stluciesheriff arrested 11 noncitizens (Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras) with lengthy immigration & criminal records. One subject had an active criminal warrant & was turned over to @MartinFLSheriff.#arrest #florida #friday pic.twitter.com/LivXH8Wgvy
— Samuel Briggs II (@USBPChiefMIP) June 14, 2024
A Border Patrol spokesperson said agents responded Thursday to assist the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office with a traffic stop in Fort Pierce and arrested the migrants.
"The 11 noncitizens were arrested for immigration violations and processed for removal proceedings or placed in the deportation process," the spokesperson said in a written statement to WPTV.
Briggs said one migrant, a Guatemalan national, had an active criminal warrant in Florida for violating his probation and failing to appear in court, and was turned over to the Martin County Sheriff's Office.
