The comments come as Florida braces for a potential influx of Haitian migrants
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Governor's Day luncheon during a visit to the Florida State Fair, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Tampa, Florida. | Chris O'Meara/APTALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested Tuesday that Florida could sponsor a new wave of migrant flights, this time using the controversial state-funded program to transport Haitians who enter the U.S. after fleeing the chaos unfolding in the island nation.
, alongside helicopters, drones and seacraft, to South Florida to help scour the Keys for vessels arriving from the country. DeSantis noted Tuesday that Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers recently intercepted a Haitian boat and found 25 people, including five unaccompanied children, on board and reported finding firearms, night vision gear and drugs.
But now DeSantis says Florida is preparing for more action by resuming a program that relocated migrants from the Texas border to liberal bastions in the northeast — Martha’s Vineyard — and Sacramento to the West.
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