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'Shut down the border immediately': DeSantis addresses migrant surge amid end of Title 42 pandemic measureFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis described the situation unfolding along U.S. southern border a "disaster" and called for its immediate closure as illegal immigrants surge into the country following the expiration of Title 42.
Speaking at a GOP event in Sioux City, Iowa, on Saturday, DeSantis said the insecurity of the border has led to deaths primarily caused by Mexican drug cartels and the flow of deadly fentanyl smuggled into the U.S.
"I'd shut down the border immediately. Why are we letting this happen to our country? It's hurting people. The drugs are pouring into the country," DeSantis said. "Americans are dying for what's going on at border. Criminal aliens are getting into this country. Even people on the terrorist watch list are getting into this country. No, you deserve to have a secure border. You deserve to have the rule of law."
In the days around the expiration of Title 42 — a Trump-era public health order that allowed the U.S. Border Patrol to rapidly expel those apprehended at the border — officials set records for daily numbers of illegal immigrant encounters. Agents apprehended 10,000 migrants per day from Tuesday through Thursday. ............
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/shut-down-border-immediately-desantis-addresses-migrant-surge-amid-end-title-42-pandemic-measure
