Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that his state will deploy the National Guard to support Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to stem the flow of illegal immigrants at the southern border.
At a news conference Thursday morning, DeSantis announced he would send a battalion of “up to” 1,000 Florida National Guard soldiers to Texas.
DeSantis stood in front of the Florida National Guard and a placard that read “Stop the Invasion” and said, “We, as Floridians, need to stop this invasion on our southern border once and for all.” I came here.” ”
Additionally, the Florida National Guard will be deployed, marking the first time the force has been deployed outside the state.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Texas Governor Greg Abbott
“Mr. Biden has the authority to close this border today,” DeSantis said. “He lacks the will to get the job done even if he wanted to. He also lacks the ability to see the essence of the problem and get the job done.”
More than a dozen states announced support for Mr. Abbott’s policies on illegal immigration, pledging to provide funding to secure borders amid record levels of illegal immigration.
Abbott is currently fighting multiple legal battles in court. Biden administration. The federal government is threatening legal action over Texas’ takeover of Shelby Park near Eagle Pass, while a lawsuit is pending over the government’s cutting of razor wire installed by Texas and the installation of buoys in the Rio Grande. in the process of.
The recent Supreme Court The ruling turned out to be in the administration’s favor when Texas granted an emergency appeal to allow officials to continue cutting lines along the border. The state of Texas released images this week showing it is reinforcing physical barriers along Eagle Pass.
The administration is also suing over a recently signed law that allows Texas state and local authorities to arrest illegal immigrants. The administration has accused Texas of interfering with federal control over immigration and border security, putting its employees and immigrants at risk.
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But Mr. Abbott cited language in the Constitution that requires the federal government to “protect each people.” [State] “against invasion” and the right of nations to defend their borders.
Mr. Abbott argues that the “failure of the Biden administration” to meet these obligations would trigger Article 1’s “reserve to this nation the right of self-defense.”he has already said he does declared an “invasion” He calls this authority “the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal law to the contrary.”
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“If the Constitution truly removed the power to protect states from invasion, it would never have been ratified in the first place, and even if it had been ratified, Texas would never have joined,” DeSantis recently wrote on social media. Ta.
