Last week, eight individuals, including four illegal immigrants, were arrested in Florida for allegedly stealing $7,300 worth of palmetto berries. The suspects loaded around 9,000 pounds of berries into a U-Hau. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey publicly criticised Washington DC lawmakers for their failure to enforce border security, emphasising that illegal immigration leads to further crimes. Ivey noted that some suspects had previously been deported and expressed frustration over the inability to deport individuals with pending court dates or nonviolent crimes.