Florida Gov. DeSantis says state and local law enforcement need to step up counter-terrorism efforts

Florida governor Ron DeSantis said at an infrastructure event last month that illegal immigrants could pose a threat to future terrorist attacks on the United States (Credit: Cheney Orr/Via cnbc.com/ AFP/Getty Images)

SEATTLE - , Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to raise his concerns over a potential terrorist attack in the state at the hands of individuals who migrated across the U.S. border illegally.

Speaking at the summer conference of the Florida Sheriffs Association in Orlando, DeSantis said the country could face a terrorist attack similar in proportion to Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel, and added that the federal government is not as focused on counterterrorism efforts, as it should. Consequently, he said, state and local agencies in Florida need to step up.