In another sign that it is an election year, the "Biden administration 'considering using Guantanamo Bay for Haitian migrants if there is a mass exodus' from gang-fueled violence." I do not believe it is because the Administration is concerned about the possibility of cannibal gang members reaching U.S. shores but the optics if Gov. DeSantis confronts a wave of immigrants while Biden plays his fiddle. From the article:
The Department of Homeland Security says migration from the island being overtaken by gangs is so far low.
But there are concerns hoards could get on boats to try and make the crossing to Florida.
As a result, Ron DeSantis has announced plans to send over 250 additional soldiers - and a fleet of aircraft and boats - to 'protect' Florida from vessels.
The conservative governor made the edict Wednesday, as unrest in the Caribbean country continued for a second week.
The deployment will include 48 National Guardsmen, as well as four helicopters that will add to an already boisterous line of defense along the state's southern coast.
A further 39 officers from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 30 from Florida Highway Patrol, and 23 from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will also join the front, as well as a litany of aircraft and drones and eight boats.
The details of the deployment were provided by DeSantis' office, shortly after the failed GOP candidate took to X to announce the operation. Days before, the US deployed Marines to protect the US embassy in Haiti, as gang violence permeates across the country.
DeSantis, 45, went on to outline his decision Wednesday morning, citing how his state - prior to the current situation - had already gone through great lengths to keep Haitians from entering illegally.
'For quite some time, the State of Florida has been dedicating significant resources to combat illegal vessels coming to Florida from countries such as Haiti,' DeSantis said, obliquely mentioning countries like Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica.
'Given the circumstances in Haiti,' he continued, 'I have directed the Division of Emergency Management, the Florida State Guard, and state law enforcement agencies to deploy over 250 additional officers and soldiers and over a dozen air and sea craft to the southern coast of Florida.'
The decision, he said, was made 'to protect our state.'
How about housing them in Haiti?
ReplyDeleteMaybe we could just leave them in Guantanamo when our lease expires.
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