As the situation in violence-torn Haiti deteriorates, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken action to ensure the safety of Floridians from a wave of potential Haitian refugees and criminal elements seeking to take advantage of the situation in order to flout U.S. immigration law for nefarious purposes.
For instance, DeSantis has authorized state-organized rescue missions of Americans in the region, with the first flight reportedly “wheels up” and on the way home as of this writing, according to spokespeople for his administration. He’s also sent state assets to southern Florida to block a possible influx, with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers intercepting a boatload in late February, where firearms, drugs, and night goggles were allegedly found in what FWC called a “human smuggling operation.”
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