WATCH: ICE Bodycam Captures Targeted Florida Enforcement Operation on Sex Offenders
Newly released ICE bodycam footage from Florida offers a direct window into ‘Operation Dirtbag’, a statewide crackdown that removed some of the most dangerous criminal illegal alien sex predators from American communities.
On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that over 150 illegal migrant sexual predators were nabbed in Florida as part of a sweep, noting that working with the DeSantis administration has been critical in making the state safer for citizens.
Speaking with “Fox & Friends,” Noem shared, “Our partnership with Florida is absolutely amazing. This operation was called ‘Operation Criminal Return.’ I call it ‘Operation Dirtbag’ because these individuals were sex offenders.”
“But not just sex offenders. They targeted children. So sexual assault, battery, attempted homicide.”
The operation, launched in late October and continuing into November, has resulted in the arrest of more than 150 illegal alien sex offenders and more than 230 total criminal illegal aliens.
The individuals apprehended had prior convictions for child sexual assault, rape, exploitation, lewd and lascivious conduct, battery, and even attempted homicide.
The footage captures the reality Democrats constantly deny: ICE officers are not the villains they are portrayed to be.
They are the only line of defense between families and predators who never should have been in the country to begin with.
ICE officers worked with state and local 287(g) partners to identify, locate, and apprehend high-risk offenders across multiple Florida jurisdictions.
Agents carefully confirmed identities, verified criminal histories, secured locations, and executed arrests with professionalism. There was no chaos, no improvisation, and no misconduct—only the deliberate enforcement approach Republicans have long supported.
‘Operation Dirtbag’ demonstrated how these partnerships function as a force multiplier, giving officers the authority and real-time access needed to remove criminal aliens efficiently and safely.
This is exactly the model Democrats have worked to dismantle. Sanctuary policies, limits on detainers, and repeated calls to defund ICE directly undermine the tools that made ‘Operation Dirtbag’ possible.
Had Democrats succeeded, hundreds of criminal offenders would still be in Florida neighborhoods, moving between jurisdictions, failing to register, and exploiting every weakness in the system.
The bodycam footage exposes that reality. It shows the offenders ICE actually encounters—violent, convicted predators who were operating freely until this operation shut them down.
‘Operation Dirtbag’ also represents a broader shift. The days of catch-and-release and reactive enforcement have been replaced with a targeted, intelligence-driven strategy that prioritizes the most dangerous offenders first.
The operation reflects a return to real border and interior enforcement, anchored in cooperation between federal, state, and local agencies.
The result is a safer Florida and a blueprint for national policy.
ICE officers are conducting essential public-safety operations that protect American families from violent illegal alien predators. Republicans support that mission. Democrats obstruct it.
And as the Florida operation proved, the consequences of that difference are measured in the safety of every community ICE is allowed—or prevented—from protecting.
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