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Ron DeSantis: “Over 500 of them already had an existing criminal record.”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Published August 3, 2025 | Video Starts at 15:41

So so far, FHP alone has apprehended just since we started doing the 287. They've apprehended almost 3,000 illegal aliens that were then later taken for immigration processing by the Department of homeland security Over 500 of them already had an existing criminal record. They're actually convicted of things. It's like, why are you in the country when you've already been convicted of something when you never had a right to be here in the first place? (15:41–15:47)

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Asserts that over 500 of the apprehended illegal aliens had an existing criminal record.

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