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‘Ghosts’ on Florida highways: Roadside stings snare 249 illegal immigrants, officers warn many more hiding

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NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: DAVIE, Fla. — Law enforcement officers from across Florida are teaming up on increasingly coordinated and successful efforts to arrest illegal immigrants along the state’s roadsides.  This month, Fox News Digital rode along with troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) on its largest partnership yet, dubbed Operation 9. During the three-day sweep, FHP teamed up with five other federal, state and local agencies.  After three days, 249 illegal immigrants had been captured, processed and handed over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A federal immigration officer stands beside a detained individual near a vehicle during an enforcement operation. (Natasha Holt for Fox News Digital) FOX NEWS RIDES ALONG AS FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL BEGINS ENFORCING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS ON STATE ROADS And many handcuffed on the shoulders of South Florida highways were "ghosts," said Lt.…

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