NEW: Florida Gov. DeSantis says he is sending more than 1,100 state law enforcement agents and National Guard members to Texas’ border with Mexico. The number is a significant increase compared to the last time DeSantis made such a move in 2021.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he is sending more than 1,100 state law enforcement agents and National Guard members to Texas’ border with Mexico. The number is a tenfold increase compared to a similar move in 2021, and comes just weeks ahead of his expected presidential launch.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a New Hampshire Republican Party dinner on April 14, 2023, in Manchester, N.H.In June 2021, DeSantis sent just over 100 Florida law enforcement officers over six weeks to help with what he called at the time “a catastrophe at the southern border under the Biden Administration.” Those officers came mostly from the Florida Highway Patrol, the Department of Law Enforcement and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
DeSantis' communications director, Taryn Fenske, said that “given the crisis at the border, we decided to send in the cavalry.” She told NBC News that law enforcement agencies in Florida and Texas have been in contact for over a week.Over the past few weeks, DeSantis has once again amplified his focus on immigration. Last week, hea measure aimed at disincentivizing migrants from coming to Florida, just one day before Title 42 was set to expire.
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