Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' wish list for the upcoming special legislative session on immigration will focus on expanding and strengthening existing state laws to support President-elect Donald Trump's efforts on the issue. It has become.
President Trump's plan to crack down on illegal immigration is expected to cost billions of dollars, with much of the money going to detention, facility expansion and transportation costs. The operation could potentially process more people as conservative states like Florida set aside funding and create programs to boost federal efforts.
Blaze News learned from behind-the-scenes conversations with officials that the state Legislature would be asked to take action on these items in a bill that DeSantis could sign into law.
- Appoint a state immigration enforcement officer to work with agencies at the state and federal levels.
- Expands state laws that allow transportation of illegal immigrants within the United States to include transportation to their countries of origin.
- Use available state facilities to detain illegal immigrants pending deportation proceedings.
- Requires some local law enforcement agencies to undergo training to perform immigration operations in conjunction with the federal government.
- Increase penalties for illegal immigrants who vote in elections.
- Illegal immigrants who are arrested are automatically presumed to be a flight risk, making it difficult for them to be released on pretrial bail.
- Requiring proof of U.S. citizenship from companies sending money overseas.
“President-elect Trump was elected with a mission to stop illegal immigration and deport those already in our country. State and local officials in Florida “We will continue to aggressively pursue these policies, which requires an immediate reversal of them,” and authorize the necessary funding and resources now,” DeSantis said. explained.
in post President Trump expressed support for DeSantis in calling for a special session of Congress on Truth Social.
“Thank you, Ron. I hope other governors follow suit!” Trump said.
Incoming border czar Tom Homan said the military would be used in transportation and other support capacities because the number of planes used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a bottleneck.
“President Trump has made it clear, as I've made clear from day one, that the president intends to focus on public safety and national security threats. And as we've heard in previous segments, “There is a huge national security issue with this issue,” Homan said. said on “Face the Nation” earlier this month.
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