DeSantis wants grand jury to probe immigrant smuggling and sanctuary cities
WJCT News | By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
Published June 17, 2022 at 3:51 PM EDT
Gov. Ron DeSantis has asked that a statewide grand jury be set up to examine networks that illegally smuggle people into the state.
Continuing to criticize the Biden administration’s border policies, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a controversial immigration bill and asked the Florida Supreme Court to impanel a statewide grand jury to probe issues such as the smuggling of undocumented immigrant children into the state.
Flanked by law-enforcement officers at the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, DeSantis announced the moves while standing behind a podium featuring a sign that said “Biden’s Border Crisis.”
DeSantis during this year’s legislative session made a priority of passing the bill (SB 1808), which includes barring state and local government agencies from contracting with transportation companies that bring undocumented immigrants into the state. Also, the bill expands a 2019 law that sought to ban so-called “sanctuary cities” in Florida.
https://news.wjct.org/state-news/2022-06-17/desantis-wants-grand-jury-to-probe-immigrant-smuggling-and-sanctuary-cities
