TALLAHASSEE, Florida ‒ Family members and friends of the more than 100 construction workers detained in what was deemed Florida's largest immigration raid this year say they are having trouble locating their loved ones.
Some of the laborers were sent to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Baker County, while some went to Miami's Krome Detention Center. Others were quickly flown to El Paso, Texas, and were still there awaiting removal as of June 3.
And some are already in Mexico, just five days after being detained and bused away from their job site in Tallahassee, the state's capital.
But others are still silent, and their friends and family are worried and waiting for a call to know where they are – and if they're safe.
Questions about where the detainees were headed and in which detention facilities they would be held have been pending with federal authorities since May 29. Questions about how often detainees are transferred are also pending.
