CENTRAL LAKE, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – U.S. Border Patrol agents are reminding the country what it looks like when immigration laws are actually enforced. Last Thursday, agents from the Sault Ste. Marie office arrested four illegal immigrants from Honduras and Ecuador during a traffic stop in the small town of Central Lake, population approximately 1,000.

One of the individuals faces a felony charge for illegal re-entry after being previously removed from the United States. All four are now being processed for removal under the country’s longstanding immigration law – a clear sign that federal agencies are getting back to the basics of border enforcement under President Donald J. Trump.

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According to the Record-Eagle, the Antrim County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that one of its deputies was called in for backup during the arrest but quickly cleared the scene once Border Patrol had secured the area. No major incidents were reported.

Law on the books, law on the street.

The apprehensions were made under statutes that have long governed immigration law, including prohibitions against unlawful entry and re-entry after deportation.

For years, under the Biden administration, many of these laws sat largely unenforced, particularly away from the southern border – but that seems to be changing. Under clear encouragement from President Trump’s ongoing calls for tougher immigration enforcement, agents across the country appear more willing to act.

While the Trump administration and law enforcement are prioritizing the apprehension of criminal illegal immigrants, they are not overlooking unlawful entry by others they encounter along the way – and that is what has Democrats up in arms. Leftist media outlets like The Intelligencer classify Trump’s efforts to keep America safe as “snatch-and-grab operations” and along with the Democratic Party, call for “due process” for illegal immigrants in the country who are terrorists, rapists, gang members and murderers.

Michigan apprehensions show that illegal immigration is not just a southern border issue.

However, border enforcement continues – even in small Michigan towns. Recent news reports have highlighted many apprehensions of illegal immigrants in Michigan, including our own recent story about the arrest of two suspected sexual predators in Livingston County.

The immigrants, who were allegedly in the U.S. illegally are believed to have sent explicit messages to minors, State Representative Jason Woolford (R-Howell) commended local law enforcement and criticized federal immigration policies. He attributed the presence of such individuals in Michigan communities to what he described as “open border” policies under the Biden administration, asserting that these policies have led to an “invasion” affecting even mid-Michigan. Woolford also criticized Democrats, including Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer, for supporting sanctuary cities and using taxpayer funds to encourage illegal immigrants to relocate to Michigan.