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.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement has began making arrests across the United States. President Donald Trump made immigration a central theme of his successful presidential campaign and Americans largely support his mass deportation plans.