Florida legislature to consider boosting GovRonDeSantis's migrant flight program
the Florida National Guard in response to the number of immigrants from Haiti and Cuba who have reached the Florida Keys. He also got $12 million in the budget for the program. Much of the funding derived from federal COVID-19 relief money.
DeSantis and Florida's government are facing multiple lawsuits over the migrant flight to Martha’s Vineyard last year. His flight gambit last year came amid similar efforts from Gov. Greg Abbott and others who decided to bus illegal immigrants from their states to areas that are Democratic strongholds.
The governor has defended the move and blasted the Biden administration for not enforcing the country's border laws. During fiscal 2022, border encounters topped a record-breaking 2.76 million, according to data from
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