Governor DeSantis Takes Action to Curb Impact of Border Crisis
June 20, 2022 | Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took a series of actions to curb the impact of the ongoing border crisis on the residents of the state.
According to a release from his office, DeSantis created “a strike force of state and local law enforcement to interdict human smuggling, human trafficking, and to seize illegal weapons.”
The move is similar to the actions of Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, whose state strike force has seized thousands of pounds of illegal drugs since its formation.
Additionally, the governor filed a petition with the Florida Supreme Court in an effort to establish a grand jury to review “international human smuggling networks that bring aliens to the southern border, and ultimately to Florida.”
“Illegal aliens are being smuggled across the border in record numbers, which the reckless policies of the Biden administration facilitate,” DeSantis said. “Today, Florida has taken additional action to protect our state from the effects of what is a full-fledged border crisis.”.. (Excerpt from The Florida Capital Star)
