Florida’s Governor and Attorney General continue to find national audiences for their cases for how Florida fights illegal immigration, presenting the state’s rigorous approach to that in other areas where officials take issue with the Donald Trump administration’s approach.
In the wake of the arrest of Jennifer Cruz, a woman accused of assaulting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and State Troopers while they conducted their duties at a Jacksonville strip mall, both Ron DeSantis and James Uthmeier uncompromisingly advocated their positions during cable news hits Friday.
“This is not Portland, where you can do this, get slapped on the wrist, then just get put right back on the street to do it again. If you do that, you’re gonna be on the working end of a jail cell. That’s just the way it’s going to work. We’re going to hold you accountable, particularly when you talk about our state troopers who are working with DHS to enforce federal immigration law,” DeSantis told Sean Hannity.
“Here in Florida, we’re not messing around. We don’t tolerate this crap. We’re never going to be Minnesota. We have record crime lows and business formations because we promote public safety first and foremost. If you want to harass and impede a law enforcement investigation, you are going to get arrested and you are going to do serious time. This woman, Jennifer, she’s looking at state and federal charges, and we’re going to make an example here. If you want to get in the way of ICE’s activities, you are going to pay the price. We want them here. We believe in safety. We are going to enforce rule of law,” Uthmeier said on Fox Business.
Uthmeier went on to say he believes many protesters are “paid to be there” to obstruct official acts.
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