Gov. DeSantis sending 800 Florida National Guard, law enforcement to Texas to help border control

"DeSantis signed controversial legislation last week that stepped up requirements on businesses to check the immigration status of workers, cracked down on people who bring undocumented immigrants into Florida and required data on whether hospital patients are in the country legally."

"They argue, in part, that undocumented immigrants coming into Florida create costs for services such as schools, health care and prisons."

"Those troops were sent to supplement the work of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and not carry out law enforcement, according to the Pentagon."

"In addition to sending troops and law-enforcement officers, the DeSantis administration news release Tuesday said Florida would make available five fixed-wing airplanes, two mobile command vehicles, 17 drones and 10 marine vessels, such as airboats and shallow-draft vessels."

"Asked about the border Sunday while in Delaware, Biden said things were much "better than you all expected" and that the numbers of migrants seeking asylum were going down, according to a White House transcript."

"During an appearance Tuesday before his office's news release, DeSantis criticized the Biden administration's handling of immigration issues and said he had offered persoel, boats and planes to assist Texas with migrants trying to come into the country."

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"DeSantis, who is widely expected to aounce a run for the presidency, and Moody have long criticized Biden's border policies."

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"On Monday, Pensacola-based U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell denied a motion by the Biden administration to stay a temporary restraining order that blocked a federal immigration policy that could lead to large numbers of migrants being released into the country."

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"Moody has filed two federal lawsuits in Pensacola against the Biden administration about immigration policies."

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"In 2021, DeSantis responded to a request from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and then-Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey by sending more than 50 Florida law-enforcement officers to Texas."

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"In 2021, DeSantis responded to a request from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and then-Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey by sending more than 50 Florida law-enforcement officers to Texas."

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""Well, look, they are -- they have gone down," Biden said."

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"[DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks]"We're staying on them (the Biden administration), the state of Florida is, because it's a really important issue to actually have sovereignty in our country and have the rule of law upheld," DeSantis said during a bill-signing event in Lighthouse Point."

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"Earlier this month, Biden sent 1,500 U.S. troops to the U.S.-Mexico border for a 90-day deployment in anticipation of an increase in immigration as a COVID-19 border restriction known as Title 42 was ending."

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"Asked about the border Sunday while in Delaware, Biden said things were much "better than you all expected" and that the numbers of migrants seeking asylum were going down, according to a White House transcript."

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"nnThe Biden administration issued the policy to help address an expected surge of migrants coming into the country because of the expiration of the Title 42 order."

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"Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said Florida "stands ready" and will send Florida National Guard troops and law-enforcement officers to Texas to help with border control as he nears an expected aouncement of a White House bid."

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