Florida Mulls Boosting Gov. DeSantis’ “Migrant Flights” Program
Florida’s
lThe egislature is poised for expanding Gov.
Ron DeSantis
(R-FL), controversial migrant flight program during special session this week.
DeSantis’s office organized two flights in which approximately 50 illegal immigrants were flown from Texas to Atlanta last year.
Martha’s Vineyard
Massachusetts, causing outrage from Democrats The legislature will now consider the establishment of an “Unauthorized Alien Transport Program” To build on that.
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“The federal government has proven itself unwilling to address this crisis. To mitigate the effects of this crisis on the state of Florida, there is hereby created the Unauthorized Alien Transport Program within the Department of Transportation for the purpose of facilitating the transport of inspected unauthorized aliens, within the United States, consistent with federal law,” You can find more information at
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The proposal is as follows:
Legislative leaders requested a special session last Wednesday to examine the need to boost the flight program. They will also discuss election laws and Disney’s self-governing Reedy Creek Improvement District. Last year, the district lost its special status due to protests by the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act. “Don’t Say Gay Bill” By detractors.
Members were contacted by top Republicans from both chambers in memos raising concerns about the allegations. “influx of migrants landing in the Florida Keys,”
Per
Politico. DeSantis was last month
mobilized
The Florida National Guard was created in response to the influx of Cuban and Haitian immigrants into the Florida Keys. The program budget also included $12 million. A large portion of the funding was derived from federal COVID-19 Relief money.
DeSantis and Florida’s government are facing multiple lawsuits over the migrant flight to Martha’s Vineyard last year. Governor. Greg Abbott (R-TX), along with others, decided to move illegal immigrants out of their states to areas where they are Democratic strongholds.
The governor defended the move, and criticised the Biden administration’s inability to enforce the country’s borders laws. According to data from, fiscal 2022 saw border encounters surpassing 2.76 million.
Customs and Border Protection
.
“We’ve had a deterrent effect,” DeSantis
Last week, during a news conference “People are sick of having an open border with no rule of law in this country, so we can just sit here and do nothing about it, or we can actually stand up and say, ‘Whatever tools we have at our disposal, we’re going to use.’”
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DeSantis has been widely considered a rising star in Republican Party and an imposing challenger to the former President
Donald Trump
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Last year, he ran his 2024 campaign.
The regular session of the Florida legislature is scheduled to begin in March.
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