DeSantis, Lt. governor vow to crack down on criminal cartels smuggling immigrants into Florida
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Florida Supreme Court approved DeSantis’ statewide grand jury on immigration as part of Florida's latest crackdown on human smuggling and illegal immigration.
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"All of these things…are impacting not just a border state like Texas, but states like Florida," she said Thursday on "The Story." "This is not just well-intentioned people trying to get folks across the border. These are criminal cartels they have an illicit industry that is far surpassing the arms industry and will likely surpass the drug industry. They don’t treat those individuals fairly. What we’re seeing these individuals have little regard for the safety and well-being and they’re using them as commodities. So in the grand jury and the other pieces that we discussed, we’ll continue to look at ways to not only interdict the human trafficking taking place, but make sure to prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law."
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