Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is doubling down on his stance against illegal immigration, announcing plans to deport 10,000 illegal aliens to El Salvador within 72 hours if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants approval.
In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, DeSantis detailed his state’s unprecedented efforts to curb illegal immigration and called for federal support to escalate deportations.
DeSantis revealed that Florida’s Operation Tidal Wave has already resulted in over 800 arrests of illegal aliens, with more expected as the operation progresses.
“I can set up, at a moment’s notice—within 72 hours—10,000 beds for illegals so they can be processed and deported,” DeSantis told Ingraham. “We can run flights to El Salvador, wherever they need to go. We’re doing more than any other state—but we could do a lot more. We’re just waiting on DHS approval.”
The comments came during a discussion of Operation Tidal Wave, a multi-agency crackdown initiated by DeSantis that has already led to the arrest of over 800 illegal aliens, with more expected. But the governor made clear: this isn’t even scratching the surface.
“And the numbers, I think, are going to end up being much higher than 800. We’re going to have an update on that tomorrow. Those are the types of numbers you need to really be able to put a dent in what Biden did,” he said.
“I mean, Biden let in millions and millions, and there were already millions and millions of illegal aliens. You’ve got to get those numbers up. So, we’re proud of doing that. We’re the only state that’s doing it at that level. However, we’re ready to do more. We want DHS to approve some of our plans. We have the best emergency response and problem-solving units in the country.”