Immigration authorities announced on Tuesday they had arrested more than two dozen illegal aliens at construction sites in Florida.

The raids took place in Wildwood, Florida, during worksite enforcement encounters, according to an X post from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Tampa.

Wildwood, a city in Sumter County, is about an hour northwest of Orlando.

HSI Tampa arrests an alleged illegal immigrant at what appears to be a construction site in Wildwood, Florida. (HSI Tampa)

He added that when he first became governor, Florida allowed sanctuary cities.

“It really became difficult when Joe Biden took office at the beginning of 2021, because he had basically campaigned on not enforcing the border at all,” Gov. DeSantis continued. “Clearly, there has to be rules of the road. Clearly, the people of the U.S. have the right to determine who comes in or who doesn’t come in to our country. And clearly, you have got to have enforcement about those rules so that people realize that you’re not going to be able to violate them with impunity. … Basically, the Biden administration just threw all that by the wayside.”

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, ICE, and ICE Miami did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.