The Trump administration is about to release hundreds of migrants caught along the southern border into Florida’s Broward and Palm Beach counties, according to local officials.
According to Broward Mayor Mark Bogen and Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, there will be two weekly planeloads of immigrants, starting in about two weeks, according to what they were told to expect. The 270 weekly passengers, or just over 1,000 per month, will be split equally between the two counties, according to the Sun-Sentinel.
That said, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) along with local members of Congress and Florida’s two Republican senators haven’t heard a thing about the plan.
“The governor’s office was not informed of this decision,” said DeSantis’ spokeswoman in an email to the Sentinel, adding “Florida counties do not have the resources to accommodate an influx of illegal immigrants.”
In an afternoon news conference organized after the news broke, Sheriff Bradshaw said the Miami border patrol operations chief “came up” to talk to him about it earlier this week. -Sun-Sentinel
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony also said that he was advised of the plan - however not by Border Patrol, but “by my trusted colleague” Sheriff Bradshaw.
The immigrants are families who crossed the border illegally into El Paso, Texas, and who indicated they were Florida-bound, Bradshaw said. They will be processed at U.S. Customs and Border Protection Offices in Dania Beach and in Riviera Beach, and released into the community, expected to return for hearings, he said.
The federal government isn’t offering to help, he said.
“No accommodations for transportation leaving there. No accommodations for shelter or a place to live. Just no real plan what is going to happen to these people,” Bradshaw said. -Sun-Sentinel
ICE to hire contractor to transport 225,000 migrants
Meanwhile, ICE (the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency) will be transporting approximately 225,000 migrant children and families to shelters across the country over the next five years as they await the processing of their asylum claims, according to Fox News. The agency is seeking the services of a “highly responsible” contractor that “fully embraces the philosophy” of humanely treating all unaccompanied minors (UACs) and family units (FAMUs) with “dignity and respect,” according to a May 13 federal procurement document.
Hopefully it doesn’t turn into some giant child exploitation ring.
Whoever is chosen for the contract will transport around 60,000 people annually, and will work to arrange commercial flights and ground transportation for migrant children under the age of 18, along with adults with children. Food, clothing and hygene products will be provided.
“Sometimes the contractor will have to plan commercial or charter flights in a period of less than 24 hours,” reads the procurement document, which highlights an increased (and perhaps poorly worded) need for “on demand escort-services” due to the ongoing border crisis.
President Trump announced a plan to “transform” America’s immigration system on Thursday, introducing a system to favor admissions based on job skills rather than family ties. The proposal would judge immigrants with a points-based system that would favor high-skilled workers — accounting for age, English proficiency, education and whether the applicant has a well-paying job offer.
Over the course of a five-year contract, the migrants will be relocated from their points of entry or staging locations to Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters or family residential centers across the nation. -Fox News
“ICE has zero tolerance for any forms of sexual abuse and assault,” reads the document.
via zerohedge
These illegal invaders are really a pain in the ass for the US!!!!!!!!!!
WHY NOT CALIFORNIA?
The governor of California has threatened a lawsuit against the Trump administration and ICE and Homeland Security if any illegals were placed in California Cities, as did San Francisco and LA.
Just a minor point. Isn’t Donald Trump’s Key Largo located in Palm Beach County?
Question — Did someone in the deep state pick those counties to embarrass our president?
It’s a sanctuary city..
No Trump’s property is “Mar A Lago”, in Palm Beach.
How the Hell is Trump any better than Obama????????? We have enough problems with our own let alone bringing others into this country. Might as well do away with the damn border altogether. Bunch of worthless assholes. CIVIL WAR NOW!!!!
Don’t complain to the president, vote out these dummiecraps and rinos that are causing the problem. We have judges that legislate from the bench. Time for true Americans to say enough and do something, either that or SHUT UP! I live in NH and have called ICE on numerous occasions and continue to be a thorn in the dummiecrap legislature from my state in DC. As well as the rinos in my state legislature. Wake up or shut up
I vote for shut up!
if true-this is NOT what we elected the President to do.
Trump has tried to stop the crossings, but legally his hands are tied and Congress is NOT helping. So, rather than invaders burdening Texas, Arizona and California, send boatloads of them to other states. This will make other Governors & citizens see the problem. As long as its in Texas, for example, other states will not rise up and demand a solution to get this invasion stopped. Texans don’t want these unskilled invaders either!!!
Now we see how nobody wants the illegals here! Oh yeah … our president is a genius. Get off your butts and help him build that wall or he will fill up your sanctuary cities with these undesired illegals. No more burdens to Texas, Arizo and California. 😊
They are nasty and have no respect or pride of ownership. It’s disgusting.
O welfare, no money no fun. Work and take care of yourself. No charity. How fun is this? It’s a blessing. Let them struggle and earn a living like we all do. How dare them ask for a free ticket. I’m done, it’s horrible they are here at all and the Democrats told them to come. To basically suck the life out our economy and it isn’t happening. Go President Trump, let’s see how the Democrats like having them in their backyard, stealing and raping them.
This has nothing to do with Trump. This has to do with the Democratic Congress, Both houses, not willing to create any new methods of dealing with these illegals. Trump is and has attempted to bring the democrats to the table and they refuse. Remember he lifted the government shutdown because the democrats, both houses, said if he did they would begin “discussion for immigration reform”, But as usual, they lied and still refuse to “discuss”.
Both parties need to put aside past differences and work together for a positive immigration solution.