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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ 2024 campaign has released a video previewing the Republican presidential candidate’s release of his border security policy on Monday — with a promise that his administration will “stop the invasion” on the southern border .
“We will secure the border. We will stop the cartels. We will build the wall. We will stop the invasion,” the video says. “No excuses.”
The video describes the border as a “complete disaster” and describes how “dangerous criminals and deadly drugs pour into the country”.
“Every day, Americans are becoming less and less safe,” the video says, noting the record number of arrests of people on the terror list and the large amounts of fentanyl being seized.
“Every year it just gets worse.”
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DeSantis will formally unveil his policy Monday in Eagle Pass, Texas — an area that has seen some of the busiest migrant flows during the migrant crisis that erupted in 2021.
The rollout of the policy marks the governor’s first formal rollout of the policy. Ahead of the campaign, the campaign released new merchandise – emblazoned with slogans such as “Build The Wall. No Excuses.”
Fighting illegal immigration is expected to be a top priority for DeSantis, who has taken a number of anti-illegal immigration measures as Governor of the Sunshine State. Earlier this year, he signed into law a sweeping anti-illegal immigration bill that mandates employers’ use of E-Verify, increases penalties for people and drug smuggling, and prohibits local jurisdictions from issuing IDs to illegal immigrants.
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He has controversially sent illegal immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts and most recently California as part of an illegal immigrant relocation program. He recently secured $24 million in funding for that program.
Florida also responded to a request for help from Texas Governor Greg Abbott by deploying law enforcement — including National Guard troops — to the border, as well as drones and other means.
As a presidential candidate, DeSantis has pledged to close the border and declare a national emergency if elected and resume construction of the border wall, end Biden-era policies and reinstate the “Stay in Mexico” policy.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a political roundtable, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Bedford, NH (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
“We are going to close the border. We are going to build a border wall, we are going to end mass migration and we are going to hold the Mexican drug cartels accountable,” he said last month.
DeSantis visited the border earlier this month, receiving briefings and touring incomplete sections of the border wall — and last week he announced a nationwide coalition of 90 sheriffs to join forces to protect communities from the effects of the crisis.
The rollout comes as the border crisis is still ongoing, with more than 204,000 encounters in May, even as the Biden administration has touted a sharp decline in encounters since the policy was introduced to coincide with the end of Title 42 public health order on May 11. .
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Republicans have continued to hammer on the administration for what they call “catch-and-release” policies while rolling back Trump-era policies. Florida recently successfully challenged a DHS policy to release inland migrants without court dates in cases of overcrowding. That policy is currently on hold while the case continues.
The administration has criticized lawsuits targeting its policies, and has called on Congress to pass a sweeping immigration bill to fix what it says is a “broken” system — but that legislation has yet to receive significant Republican backing .
Adam Shaw is a political reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or at Twitter.
