I think it's been 22, 23, 24,000, maybe 25,000 who would have been released into Florida communities, but instead were processed and deported from there. And there's no question that that saved lives. No question that's been good for public safety. No question that that relieved burdens on taxpayers, whether it's schooling, medical care, all these other things. But I said at the time, we're only doing this because the agency had been neutered under Biden. They didn't have the ability to do this. (41:42–41:49)
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