Florida Governor Ron DeSantis threatened to remove immigrants who arrived in Jacksonville on buses.
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The Florida Governor’s Fight Ron DeSantis with the administration of Joe Biden for immigration it has prompted him to issue an executive order enlisting the state’s law enforcement agency to collect information on “potential illegal immigrants” relocated to Florida by the federal government.
Now, the Republican governor wants to allocate $ 8 million from the state budget by 2022 to create a new program that would allow the contracting of private companies to transport “unauthorized aliens” out of Florida, according to The Miami Herald.
The proposed program, which the governor wants to pay for with interest earned on federal funds, and a “series” of incoming bills that he says will fight “the Biden border crisis” are the last battle lines drawn by a governor who appears to be preparing a potential challenge against President Joe Biden in the 2024 election.
“One of the priorities that we have been working on for many months and will continue to work with the Legislature when they return is dealing with the consequences of the reckless border policies of the Biden administration,” said DeSantis at a press conference in Jacksonville on Friday.
DeSantis has said Florida should be able to use buses to transport migrants to other parts of the country, such as Delaware., a state that Biden calls home.
The Florida governor said he also intends to strengthen the sanctuary cities law with penalties for local jurisdictions that do not assist state police with immigration-related investigations.
