Florida Supreme Court OKs DeSantis Request to Probe Immigration Offenses, Especially Child Endangerment

Florida Supreme Court OKs DeSantis Request to Probe Immigration Offenses, Especially Child Endangerment
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference at the University of Miami Health System Don Soffer Clinical Research Center in Miami on May 17, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—The Florida Supreme Court agreed to impanel a statewide grand jury in response to a petition filed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in June to investigate immigration-related criminal offenses, including child endangerment.

“We were able to get the Florida Supreme Court to approve our request to impanel a statewide grand jury. ... So, we’re gonna be doing really significant investigation about anybody, any organizations, particularly in Florida, who may be a part of facilitating some of the illegal migration that we see,” DeSantis said on July 19 in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times.