Alexi C. Cardona, and Patrick Riley

Naples Daily News

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday announced the arrest of 73 "criminal aliens" across Florida, including two from Collier County.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers made the arrests between April 18 and April 21, the federal agency announced in a news release.

Twenty people were arrested in Martin County, 16 in Miami-Dade County, 16 in Broward County, 11 in Orange County, four in Hillsborough County and four in Duval County. Three additional arrests were made in Puerto Rico, bringing the total number of arrests to 76.

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ICE spokeswoman Tammy Spicer said she could not release the names of the two Collier County detainees or give any more details.

Of those arrested, 57 had criminal records that included felony convictions for such offenses as lewd and lascivious behavior, sexual battery, child sex crimes, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, weapons charges and drug violations, according to an ICE release.

The other 19 detainees committed "less serious or violent violations," including larceny, petty theft, trespass, driving under the influence, fraud and driving without a driver's license, according to the release.

Thirteen detainees had been previously deported and could be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for re-entry after deportation, a felony offense, according to ICE.

Those arrested were from the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.

Detainees who have outstanding deportation orders or who returned to the U.S. after being deported are subject to immediate deportation, according to ICE.

The remaining detainees are in ICE custody awaiting an immigration hearing or pending deportation "in the near future," the release states.

In fiscal year 2016, ICE conducted 240,255 removals nationwide, according to the release. Ninety-two percent of those removed from the United States had previously been convicted of a crime.