Had a response to the current crisis in Haiti.
The Caribbean country is in the midst of a political
meltdown where gangs run over 80%
of Port-au-Prince. Now the US military is sending an Anti
Terrorism team to protect the American Embassy there.
And at the same time Governor DeSantis is sending more
officers and soldiers to South Florida in the Keys.
As WPT VS Todd Wilson explains,
he is trying to stave off any new undocumented immigrants
from Haiti coming up.
Agents with Customs and Border Protection reported responding to four
to five migrant encounters in the past month.
Nearly all migrants on board were Haitian.
Haiti native France Bennu says you can't blame his people
for leaving.
Forced to do that. If if if if I was
there,
I would do so because the situation is so bad.
You have to live where there is no life,
Governor DeSantis is concerned Undocumented immigrants are on the way
as Haiti continues to struggle with violence,
poverty and political unrest ever since the assassination of its
president,
Jovenel Moist, in 2021. To cut down on the possibility
of more undocumented immigrants coming to Florida Wednesday afternoon,
Governor DeSantis ordered 39 additional officers from the Florida Department
of Law Enforcement.
23 officers and eight added sea craft from the Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,
48 guardsmen with four helicopters from the Florida National Guard,
plus 30 more officers with aircraft and drones from the
Florida Highway Patrol.
Immigration lawyer Bill Gerstein says it's a real possibility.
More undocumented immigrants from Haiti are on the way.
I believe could and and if they do take the
route by sea,
it's extremely dangerous. In a statement,
DeSantis said no state has done more to supplement the
under resourced U.S.
Coast Guard's interdiction effort. We cannot have illegal aliens coming
to Florida.
In Palm Beach County. Todd Wilson,
WPTV News Channel 5.