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Ron DeSantis: “You got someone in your county jail that's an illegal alien…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 41:30

But it does mean if, you know, our state troopers pull over an illegal alien for drunk driving and they have reason to believe he's here illegally, then they need to turn that person over to dhs. You got someone in your county jail that's an illegal alien. You need to make sure DHS is able to come pick them up. and remove them from our communities. And yes, we also Require street level enforcement, where we have task force, we have all this stuff. So. But I insisted on that. (41:30–41:37)

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Asserts that county jails must ensure DHS can detain illegal immigrants.

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