In the midst of the wave of questions after the new immigration measures of the United States government, Governor Ron DeSantis asset this Friday to the Florida National Guard to respond to the influx of hundreds of immigrants, mostly Cubans and Haitians, who arrive in precarious standard boats to the south of their state.
In a statement, DeSantis stated that this decision is in response “to the alarming influx of migrants” to the Florida Keys and as “additional support to efforts to prevent further landings” in this way, after considering “the negative impacts of the immigration policies” of President Joe Biden.
“The burden of the failure of the Biden administration falls on local law enforcement that lacks the resources to deal with the crisis,” said the Republican politician – a probable presidential candidate for 2024 – to justify his agreement to deploy air assets, including planes. and Florida National Guard helicopters, and reinforce maritime patrols.
“Since August 2022, federal, state, and local law enforcement have encountered more than 8,000 migrants in the waters off the Florida coast,” the note said. On January 1, 2023, about 300 trespassed into Dry Tortugas National Park, located about 70 miles west of Key West, forcing its closure.
From October 1 to December 31, the US authorities have stopped to 4076 cuban raftersa big increase from the 838 that were intercepted in fiscal year 2021, according to the US Coast Guard. The keys have been inundated with more than 500 Cuban immigrants in the past two days, local officials said.
Faced with the migration crisis by sea and the southern land border, Biden announced Thursday a new policy that allows the entry into the country of 30,000 immigrants a month from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Haiti.
Cuban officials, for their part, acknowledge that these new border measures may discourage irregular entry into the United States, but believe that the US administration can do more.
Biden confirmed that those who do not meet the requirements will be expressly deported under Title 42, an immigration policy established by his predecessor, Donald Trump under the pretext of the pandemic and that the Supreme Court has ordered to maintain at least for the next few months.
