ICE statewide effort yields 82 arrests in two-week period

MIAMI- Seventy-nine fugitives and three immigration status violators living in various cities throughout Florida were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention and removal officers during a two-week period that ended this morning.

The arrests were made in Miami, Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa. The arrests are part of ICE's ongoing efforts to identify and arrest those who pose a threat to our community and who have no legal right to remain in the country.

Among the arrested was 36-year-old aggravated felon Evelyn Del Socorro, of Nicaragua. Del Socorro, who was arrested in the City of Miami, has an extensive criminal record including 47 arrests and numerous convictions. Some of her convictions include: aggravated assault and battery; child abuse and neglect; grand theft; resisting officer with violence and cocaine possession.