{"id":21943,"date":"2025-10-27T06:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T06:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/21943\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T06:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T06:51:13","slug":"increased-ice-presence-on-treasure-coast-prompts-arrests-and-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/21943\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased ICE presence on Treasure Coast prompts arrests and protests"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPeople on the Treasure Coast are reporting an increased ICE presence, leading to arrests and protests.Residents in Martin County and St Lucie County have organized several protests in response to the immigration operations. On Wednesday, protests were held in both Stuart and Fort Pierce.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsAccording to officials with the Stuart Police Department, one person was arrested at Wednesday’s protest after an officer was shoved.Port St. Lucie police made an arrest Monday after a rock was thrown at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle. According to the arrest report, the incident happened on Tuesday morning as agents were conducting an operation along the Treasure Coast.The PSLPD said 19-year-old Pasqual Velasquez Martin, the son of the man being arrested, threw a large rock at the occupied agent\u2019s vehicle as it was driving by, shattering the rear back window. Velasquez Martin was eventually arrested and charged with one count of throwing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle, a second-degree felony. Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.WPBF 25 News witnessed a large scene Thursday in Stuart’s Golden Gate community, where at least a dozen law enforcement vehicles were seen off SE Indian Avenue. The street was blocked off with crime scene tape as two helicopters were seen circling the area.Neighbors told WPBF they saw officials following a vehicle before the driver got out and ran from them. One neighbor said the woman was arrested along with two other people at the scene.WPBF 25 News reached out to both the Department of Homeland Security and the Florida Highway Patrol, asking what they were responding to and if the matter involved ICE, but has yet to receive an answer.Another protest is planned for Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. on Virginia and U.S. 1 in Fort Pierce. The organizers are asking anyone who attends to remain peaceful. Top Videos:Python Cowboy says tree stand facing Air Force One\u2019s runway may have been there for two years’I’m going to miss everything about him’: West Palm Beach father grieves son killed by gunfireThree middle school students hospitalized after consuming THC gummies\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

People on the Treasure Coast are reporting an increased ICE presence, leading to arrests and protests.<\/p>\n

Residents in Martin County and St Lucie County have organized several protests in response to the immigration operations. On Wednesday, protests were held in both Stuart and Fort Pierce.<\/p>\n

Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News<\/a><\/p>\n

According to officials with the Stuart Police Department, one person was arrested at Wednesday’s protest after an officer was shoved.<\/p>\n

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Port St. Lucie police made an arrest Monday after a rock was thrown at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle. According to the arrest report, the incident happened on Tuesday morning as agents were conducting an operation along the Treasure Coast.<\/p>\n

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The PSLPD said 19-year-old Pasqual Velasquez Martin, the son of the man being arrested, threw a large rock at the occupied agent\u2019s vehicle as it was driving by, shattering the rear back window. Velasquez Martin was eventually arrested and charged with one count of throwing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle, a second-degree felony.<\/p>\n

Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WPBF 25 News witnessed a large scene Thursday in Stuart’s Golden Gate community, where at least a dozen law enforcement vehicles were seen off SE Indian Avenue. The street was blocked off with crime scene tape as two helicopters were seen circling the area.<\/p>\n

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Neighbors told WPBF they saw officials following a vehicle before the driver got out and ran from them. One neighbor said the woman was arrested along with two other people at the scene.<\/p>\n

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WPBF 25 News reached out to both the Department of Homeland Security and the Florida Highway Patrol, asking what they were responding to and if the matter involved ICE, but has yet to receive an answer.<\/p>\n

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Another protest is planned for Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. on Virginia and U.S. 1 in Fort Pierce. The organizers are asking anyone who attends to remain peaceful. <\/p>\n

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