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( NewsNation ) — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday is expected to announce the results of an immigration enforcement sweep targeting convicted sex offenders in Florida.

DeSantis will be joined by Madison Sheahan, deputy director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The joint effort, dubbed “Operation Criminal Return,” was carried out by ICE and Florida police, resulting in the arrest of more than 230 people accused of being in the U.S. illegally — 150 of whom are convicted sex offenders, officials said.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, those arrested had prior convictions ranging from attempted murder and

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