Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that he is sending more than 250 troops and officers to shield the state from vessels carrying illegal immigrants from Haiti.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that he is sending over 250 additional soldiers and officers, as well as aircraft and boats, to 'protect' the state from vessels carrying illegal immigrants from Haiti – as gang violence has brought additional turmoil to the Caribbean nation.
surge of Haitian migration came via the U.S. southern land border in 2021, leading to significant numbers sheltering under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas. That, in turn, led to an encounter with Border Patrol, in which agents were falsely accused of 'whipping' migrants. Haitians are also eligible for a controversial parole program that allows up to 30,000 nationals from Haiti, as well as Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, to fly into the U.S. each month. Meanwhile, the U.S.
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