Legislature considers allowing Florida to transport migrants from anywhere in the US
MIAMI — In the face of several lawsuits challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ covert operation to relocate migrants from the Texas border to Massachusetts, the governor’s office now wants lawmakers to revise the law to remove potentially unconstitutional provisions, and give the governor more authority to use Florida taxpayer funds to transport migrants around the country.
A draft proposal written by the governor’s office and provided to legislators would create a new statute to establish the “Unauthorized Alien Transport Program” that would allow the state to use taxpayer funds “for the purpose of facilitating the transport of inspected unauthorized aliens, within the United States, consistent with federal law.”
