Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida may soon follow Texas and craft a state law that would make it a crime for migrants to enter the state without authorization, a move that would create a process for state courts to order local law enforcement to transport migrants back to the border for deportation if they are convicted.
No legislation has been filed in Florida yet. But DeSantis said in an interview on The Sean Hannity Show podcast on Thursday that his administration is working to see what can be done to have such a law in place in the near future, “I am working with folks to craft, if there is something we can do in a special legislative session, to give our law enforcement more authority to arrest and detain,” DeSantis said. “I think that would be a huge disincentive for people to come if we can do it.”
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