Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is pressing the Trump administration to allow some Florida National Guardsmen to be immigration judges. During a press conference on Thursday, DeSantis joined officials from the Department of Homeland Security to tout Operation Tidal Wave.

MIRAMAR — A six-day immigration sweep in Florida law week resulted in the arrest of 1,120 people across the state, an operation that state and federal officials described Thursday as the largest of its kind to date and a “warm up” for future immigration enforcement operations.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Thursday to tout an operation that authorities say netted 1,120 immigration arrests in less than a week.