Posted on 03/16/2024 9:31:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
As a new illegal immigration concern impacts the United States, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced that his state interdicted suspected illegal aliens fleeing Haiti.
On Friday, DeSantis said that Florida stopped a boat filled with 25 illegal immigrants, firearms, and drugs from landing in his state on February 29. He also confirmed that five of them were unaccompanied children.
The governor said that the illegal immigrants were part of a human smuggling operation. DeSantis expressed his frustration and criticism of the Biden Administration for failing to do its job of securing the border and making the United States safe. He said that it shouldn’t be left up to the states to protect its border, calling on the president to step up and take care of the crisis he created.
Just recently, within the last couple of weeks, and this will be made public later today, our Florida Fish and Wildlife officers interdicted a vessel that had 25 illegal immigrants, potential illegal immigrants, from Haiti. In their boat, in their vessel, they had firearms, they had drugs, they had night vision gear and they were boating very recklessly, which would potentially endanger other folks.
So that vessel was interdicted near the Sebastian Inlet, and those illegal aliens were turned over to the Coast Guard for deportation. So our folks have been doing this before we augmented this and they’re going to continue to do it, and we’ve got an incredible amount of resources that are now on display to be able to prevent. Now, what’s different today than maybe in the past? Well, part of it is we have more resources that the state has been willing to put up.
And this is not really our responsibility; this is the federal government’s responsibility. The Coast Guard does by and large a good job but they’re undermanned; they’re under-resourced, so we’re filling those gaps.
I think one difference now is — and we see this with our folks that we have at the border — you have people coming across the southern border from all over the world, Haitians can get to the United States easier by flying to Mexico and walking across the border. And so I anticipate, if flights resume, that will likely be where a lot of those folks who are trying to flee (Haiti), if they want to come to the United States they’re probably going to go to Mexico and then come in through the border knowing that Biden will just let everybody in.
The news came shortly after DeSantis’s office fact-checked a claim that said Florida agents “Do nothing” regarding illegal immigration.
“Vessels stopped are repatriated to country of origin,” said DeSantis spokesman Bryan Griffin said. “And if individuals are found swimming, they can be detained by Florida LEOs and relinquished to the Coast Guard for repatriation.”
BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis announces Florida agents have interdicted a vessel that had 25 suspected illegal aliens from Haiti
"They had firearms, they had drugs [...] That vessel was interdicted [and] those illegal aliens were turned over to the Coast Guard for deportation." pic.twitter.com/LIRBuEwFiO— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) March 15, 2024
Governor Ron DeSantis continues being the most accomplished conservative leader in the country.
That’s going to make Diaper Joe really mad.
Waiting for the Biden Administration to file a lawsuit against DeSantis arguing that immigration is the sole responsibility of the Federal Government and no grubby little Red State governor has the right to deprive potential voters…er, asylees, of their right to a fair hearing.
https://youtu.be/H7XSjbZ6ZLM?si=3xa_MvmKvYauB6vt
Yep. I fully expect, not kidding, DeSantis to be indicted. If they can twist statutes, redefine them, flat out invent them to indict Trump, they will certainly do so with DeSantis.
Yes, absolutely.
Governor DeSantis is a decorated Veteran, a true Conservative, and an energetic and especially successful Leader in completely challenging and dangerous times.
good. protect the Gulf and good chunk of the Atlantic at least.
If only we had a Coast Guard to patrol our waters and borders.
“That vessel was interdicted [and] those illegal aliens were turned over to the Coast Guard for deportation.”
They’ll be “deported” on airplanes to Iowa, Montana, Idaho or Wyoming.
Of late, I’m seeing a HUGE number of black and brown people around Coeur d’Alene, something we rarely say before.
As Elvis sang
Return to sender,
address unknown
No such number,
no such zone
Illegal immigrants. Firearms. Drugs.
“We were just doing a boat version of Meals on Wheels.”🛥️
“ Governor Ron DeSantis continues being the most accomplished conservative leader in the country.”
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I agree. Let’s support Governor DeSantis as he continues to do an outstanding job in Florida. And we can do that while we work to have Trump elected in a landslide this November. And let that landslide be so big a wave that it lifts Republicans nationally into huge majorities in both the US House and Senate.
And put a slow leaking hole in their boat back.
Good idea.
Sound system playing Theme From the Love Boat would make their last moments better.
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If they make land, they can claim political asylum. They didn’t get that far because Florida, not the feds, is patrolling the waters.
“DeSantis Seized a Boat From Entering Florida With 25 Illegal
Haiti Immigrants, Firearms, Drugs”
I know town hall put this headline up.
I think one of the two following headlines would be better.
DeSantis Seized a Boat Entering Florida Waters With 25
Illegal Haiti Immigrants, Firearms, Drugs.
DeSantis Seized a Boat From Haiti Entering Florida Waters
With 25 Illegal Haiti Immigrants, Firearms, Drugs.
rob desanctimonious....
On a one man crusade.... backed by the taxpayer’s of florida’s money, to continue to campaign for president
by doing daily press conferences and doing what ever he can to get his face in the media...
Decorated Veteran???
Decorated for what? Did he stab somebody with his pencil?
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