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DeSantis Deploys More FHP Troopers, National Guard To Southern Border
February 24, 2024
Speaking in Pensacola Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis deployed more National Guardsmen and Florida Highway Patrol Troopers to Texas to assist Texas officials as they work to secure the southern border.
Fifty National Guardsmen departed Pensacola in this wave, alongside 76 Florida Highway Patrol Troopers.
“The Biden Border Crisis has made every state a border state, requiring the states to step up and defend our territorial sovereignty,” DeSantis said. “I want to extend my sincerest thanks to every law enforcement officer, National Guardsman and member of the State Guard who is serving in Texas.”
Since 2021, Florida has sent more than 2,400 law enforcement officers to assist Texas at the southern border. With those officers, the state has also sent more than 600 assets including boats, command buses and ATVs.
Pictured: Governor Ron DeSantis Friday morning at the FDLE Pensacola Operations Center. Images for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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20 Responses to “DeSantis Deploys More FHP Troopers, National Guard To Southern Border”
the state national guard is for OUR STATE–we have the highest home insurance in the US and the same is happening with car ins. and of course spring break RAISE GAS PRICES–clean up the mess he has made and do NOT spend our tax payers money –including flying immigrants from Texass to other states —WE PAID WHY?? Ronny gets attention
Guess none of you go outside much. There are more state troopers in cantonment now than there has been. But people will complain anyway with no basis to their claims.
Looks the wait for a Trooper to investigate motor vehicle collisions just got longer.
Who’s gonna watch out for that dangerous Mickey Mouse?
It would be nice for the Governor to lobby Republicans in both houses of the Congress to pass a border bill, instead of trashing the bill offered satisfy one particular citizen running for President. If that bill had passed, our state tax dollars wouldn’t be necessary to be spent on the southern border. All the other Republican Governors should doing this also.
So, we are lowering the number of FHP officers in Florida, making our highways even more subject to reckless drivers and highway deaths and injuries… not to mention insurance rates climb more?
Floridians owe nothing to Texas. And I don’t see Texas troops and highway patrol doing “mutual aid” in Florida.
Keep the Florida Guard and FHP officers in Florida keeping our own nuts from looting and driving like idiots.
REGARDING:
“congress could have done something to really helped but the house republicans choose to do nothing.”
This is truth. Certain members of Congress are playing games and voted against legislation to improve the situation one of their own spent months on because a former president said he didn’t want the problem fixed this year because he intends to run on it not having been fixed without him. He seems to believe people will be too ignorant to realize he is the cause just like they won’t remember he didn’t keep his promise last time about Mexico paying for a wall to pen people in and away from us.
THE SKY IS FALLING. THE SKY IS FALLING.
or not.
Has anyone who has commented here actually been to our southern border? It’s not exactly free flowing.
To answer “Mr Bear .”
Because when they cross the border THEY COME HERE//… SO STOPPING THEM BEFORE helps in the long run.
Got to hand feed some people as they can not see 2+2=4…
Long term plan and ideas to shut that free flowing border down is a idea that needs more and more people NOW that biden has basically opened the gates for them
Thank you Governor for honoring our mutual aid agreements with other states. We have already seen the horrible affects of open borders in Northwest Florida. It is blatantly obvious what the Biden administration has been doing for the last three years!
Thank you Governor DeSantis, the Country is being invaded and the border States need our help.
This Administration in Washington DC is purposely trying to wreck our Nation by not background checking people entering into this Country.
Already violence against the American people is happening.
@ Mr. Bear, If you have ot noticed, there are several Govenors taking steps to combat the flow of the “invaders o our country. “As always there care good and bd people in this invasion, I feel there are more undesirables than good. This invasion is destroying the American quality of life. I have been to several countries around the world. The lifestyle is extremely poor compared to our way of life.
The Federal Govt. is allowing this invasion that includes all kinds of dangerous criminals that rape, rob and kill our citizens. We have families born and raised here, legal citizens, that funds are being diverted from to support these aliens. In many states these aliens are receiving free housing, health care, debit cards and other benefits while our own citizens are neglected. The number of immigrants storming into this country is staggering. Desantis is doing the right thing. If he just did nothing, then all of us that are legal citizens are going to lose our quality of life. Press on Gov Desantis. Ship more to cities that are sanctuary.towns, let them bear some of the financial burden!
@ Mr. Bear- God forbid you are any of your family members will be harmed by an illegal alien. Think about what the family of the women who was killed by and illegal on the UGA campus this week. Could have been one of yours.
Thank you Governor DeSantis. Thank you so so very much. I think you would make a good president, but can’t help but be glad you are still our governor.
“The Nation that Forgets it’s Defenders will Itself be Forgotten” President Calvin Coolidge–1923-1929.
Why in the world is he wasting our tax dollars in Texas when we have real un-addressed problems here in Florida that he is ignoring? This is just more of his grandstanding and political posturing at our expense.
just for show. congress could have done something to really helped but the house republicans choose to do nothing.
Thank god we have someone helping to protect our country.
I think every state should help, but, we also have to watch our own backs.
With all these terrorists, & if I’m correct, at least 300,000 Chinese “soldiers”, fighting age men, coming in & they’re ALL everywhere & anywhere, we have to be on even higher alert!!
More fighting age men, including gangs, are here than anyone!! They, including this “administration” want to destroy us from within. Be watchful & prepared.
Thanks Governor Desantis for stepping up and helping to do what you can to secure our borders. We need more states to do the same before America is no more. Keep up the good work.