Ron DeSantis to Sign Ban on Florida Sanctuary Cities in Historic Victory

Breitbart ^ | 2 May 2019 | JOHN BINDER

[SoConPubbie]

Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to sign a ban on sanctuary cities in Florida that shield criminal illegal aliens from deportation in a historic victory for his administration.

For years, Florida Republicans have attempted -- but failed -- to ban sanctuary cities across the state, which has one of the largest illegal alien populations in the U.S. with at least 775,000 illegal aliens.

When DeSantis swept to victory last year in the state's gubernatorial election against the pro-open borders Democrat candidate Andrew Gillum, he promised to crack down on illegal immigration, an initiative opposed by many of the state's Republican establishment, including former Gov. Jeb Bush (R).

Now, less than a year after his election, DeSantis is set to sign into law a ban on sanctuary city jurisdictions in Florida, whereby if a county or locality is implementing sanctuary policies, the governor will be able to bring judicial proceedings against sanctuary city officials.

DeSantis said Florida is a "stronger" state when American citizens are protected:

I thank the Florida Legislature for presenting me with a bill that upholds the rule of law and addresses sanctuary cities and counties in Florida. We are a stronger state when we . . . .

For years, establishment Republicans and Democrats in Florida have falsely claimed that there are no current sanctuary cities in the state that protect criminal illegal aliens from being deported from the country.

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DeSantis's historic victory in gaining support for his sanctuary city ban is particularly significant in a state like Florida. Once being signed into law, it will be only the second state in the country with one of the largest foreign-born populations to outlaw the protection of illegal aliens. The first state with a large foreign-born population to implement a sanctuary city ban was Texas.

[northislander]

It’s about time with 20,000 sanctuary cities. Let’s charge all the officials with treason and hang them...

[Guenevere]

My vote counted!
Kudos DeSantis!

[FLvoter]

Mine too! And let’s not forget, he flipped the Florida Supreme Court to conservative by replacing 3 liberal judges!

[Sa-teef]

DeSantis seems to be a roll i.e. the state supremes that needed replacing after reaching mandatory age, arming school staff, school choice and now this.

Good for Floridians and America!!

[vannrox]

Wow. Let's hopethat those liberal city officals get a taste of florida prisons.

[trebb]

Yep - DeSantis is a true gift to the People of Florida...

[opbuzz]

What happened to the FBI investigation into Guillam?