Governor Ron DeSantis highlights Florida’s leadership on immigration enforcement

Press release from the Office of Governor Ron DeSantis

TAMPA, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted Florida’s leadership on immigration enforcement and announced that Florida is ready to do more.

“Florida has led the nation on immigration enforcement, and we’re ready to do even more,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “We’ve submitted a plan to the federal government to contribute new detention facilities and expanded apprehension efforts to their ongoing mission to reclaim America’s sovereignty.”

Florida is leading the fight on illegal immigration enforcement. Florida has more deputized state law enforcement officers under 287(g) task force deputizations than any other state in the nation. Additionally, more than 100 Florida Highway Patrol Troopers were sworn in as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals. This authority now empowers our state troopers to execute federal warrants and remove dangerous criminals from our communities.

And Florida is ready to do even more. Florida submitted a plan to the federal government to contribute new detention facilities and expanded apprehension efforts to their ongoing mission to reclaim America’s sovereignty. Florida’s plan also includes a proposal to help expedite immigration legal processing by deputizing Florida National Guard JAGS as immigration judges.

  • Until Trump and ICE agree to act under the constitution, including due process and no cruel and unusual punishment (sending deportees not to their country of origin but to random dictatorships with hell hole prisons) for persons here, Florida, other states, and local governments should not aid and abet this lawless and cruel program. In fact, those engaged in it should be prosecuted.

    • Due process.
      “are you a us citizen”
      if no
      “did you come in to the country through a port of entry and have a visa to be here”
      if no
      DEPORT

      • Hundred3y, putting aside the fact that many here without a visa are legally in the process of seeking asylum and so not supposed to be deported, the questions – if being asked at all – are being asked not by immigration judges but by ICE police with the subjects under duress, including women and children, and without representation and that is not proper due process. Obviously our president and the head of ICE do not care which is how they have made so many careless and inhumane mistakes which they have no intention of correcting.

        Any of you claiming to be Christian but applauding this, are clearly not practicing your religion.

        • They are getting the same due process leaving as they used to come in. We sent them a text on their phone we gave them to leave. It’s time to go. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here!

  • Is this supposed to make me feel more secure ? Is the idea that I will feel safe because state and local police are looking for dangerous ‘aliens’ rather than prioritizing local public safety ?

    • These people lied on their visas…I despise liars. They broke the law overstaying their visas. Honesty is the best policy. These illegals can’t be trusted and need to be here legally.

      • You don’t any of that, the legal status of each immigrant, or who is lying (other than Trump when his lips are moving) and neither does ICE. That’s why you have due process.

  • “Florida has led the nation on immigration enforcement, and we’re ready to do even more,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “

    Get em Ron! ICE baby ICE!

  • Gov: the federal government is responsible for immigration laws. You are not the President. Quit pretending you are and RUN THE STATE like you are supposed to. Like a budget.

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