Ron DeSantis activated the Florida National Guard as hundreds of migrants have arrived in the Sunshine State.
He also called on state agencies to provide "additional support toward efforts to prevent further migrant landings on Florida’s shores."
The state will share airplanes and helicopters from the National Guard, as well as increase the marine patrol for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the governor said.About 300 illegal migrants entered Florida on Jan. 1, DeSantis said. This is on top of the nearly 8,000 that authorities "encountered" at sea off Florida's coast since August 2022, DeSantis said.
Hundreds of Cuban migrants have reached the Florida Keys over the last week and thousands have been detained by authorities since October,“As the negative impacts of Biden’s lawless immigration policies continue unabated, the burden of the Biden administration’s failure falls on local law enforcement who lack the resources to deal with the crisis,”“That is why I am activating the National Guard and directing state resources to help alleviate the strain on local resources.
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