Martin County Sheriff's Office Among Those Sending Resources To Border

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis And Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez Hold Coronavirus Briefing

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Florida is sending law enforcement resources to help secure the Southern border from a surge of illegal immigrants.

Governor Ron DeSantis made the announcement on Wednesday, surrounded by Florida sheriffs in Pensacola.

"We are the first state to commit support for this effort in response to the request that was submitted by the governors of Texas and Arizona."

DeSantis says among the agencies that have already committed to sending reinforcements out west are the Florida Highway Patrol, Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Nine Florida sheriff's offices were mentioned as having already committed to sending deputies. Later, there was another one.

Martin County Sheriff William Snyder is pledging to send resources to the border.

"We do have enough resources that I can send some of our deputies to assist in the governor's request."

The governor cited an illegal immigrant who is charged with raping an 82-year old woman in Martin County.

He says 20-year old Marvin Mendoza had been released from jail on a prior crime and ICE wouldn't take him or remove him from the country.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is not planning on sending deputies to the Southern border.


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