Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could be better known as Ron DePorter.
The Sunshine State’s chief executive has been pushing a plan to have the federal government go along with DeSantis’ appointments of Florida National Guard attorneys to serve as immigration court judges to speed the process of having illegal aliens removed from the country.
And on a Tuesday visit to Florida’s state-run immigration detention center known “Alligator Alcatraz,” President Donald Trump got behind it.
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While fielding questions from reporters in Ochopee, in southwestern Florida, Trump was asked specifically about DeSantis’ big idea.
His response was unequivocal.
President Trump approves of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s plan to deputize the National Guard as immigration judges to speed up deportations.
Reporter: “Would you be open to that?”
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