Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Deploying Law Enforcement to Southern Border

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is deploying law enforcement officers to the United States-Mexico border to help mitigate the nation’s ongoing illegal immigration crisis.

In an announcement on Wednesday, DeSantis said he will send officers with state law enforcement agencies and sheriff’s offices to the U. S.-Mexico border to assist Texas and Arizona in helping stem illegal immigration into their communities. De Santis said:

America’s border security crisis impacts every state and every American. The Biden Administration ended policies implemented by President Trump that were curbing illegal immigration, securing our border, and keeping Americans safe.

Governors Abbott and Ducey recently sent out a call for help to every state in the nation, needing additional law enforcement manpower and other resources to aid with border security. I’m proud to announce today that the state of Florida is answering the call. Florida has your back.

Thus far, the following agencies have committed to deploy to the border:

DeSantis said the Florida Division of Emergency Management is coordinating the law enforcement agencie... (Read more)

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