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Ron DeSantis: “We had almost 20,000 apprehensions since February, March of…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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So, I mean, obviously the best example of that is the apprehension, the processing, detention, and then removal of illegal aliens in Florida. We've now, I said in my state of the state a couple weeks ago, between State and local. We had almost 20,000 apprehensions since February, March of last year when I signed the legislation until the beginning of January. That's over and above everything DHS is doing. And so that, that's a real, I think, difference maker. And I'll tell you, under the Biden administration, we would have criminal aliens serve time in prison in Florida. (31:42–31:52)

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