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Ron DeSantis: “Here's the 21,000 people with some of the rap sheets that I…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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I know they have new leadership at the agency, which I think the current secretary is interested in fulfilling these obligations, not just to Florida, but to a variety of states. So you will see that, and that will be reimbursed. But Here's the 21,000 people with some of the rap sheets that I said, had this facility not existed, there would not have been a place to put these people while they were waiting deportation. They would have been put back on the street. That would have harmed Floridians. I've met angel moms. I've met a lot of angel moms. (26:02–26:17)

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Asserts that 21,000 people were held at a facility while awaiting deportation.

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