Ron DeSantis Activates National Guard Amid Surge of Illegal Aliens Entering Florida Keys

Ron DeSantis Activates National Guard Amid Surge of Illegal Aliens Entering Florida Keys
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 19, 2022. Wade Vandervort/AFP via Getty Images
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed an executive order to activate the National Guard in the state amid a major surge of illegal aliens arriving in the Florida Keys from places such as Cuba and other Caribbean countries.

“As the negative impacts of [President Joe] Biden’s lawless immigration policies continue unabated, the burden of the Biden administration’s failure falls on local law enforcement who lack the resources to deal with the crisis,” the Republican governor said in a statement.