{"id":217311,"date":"2024-03-16T08:36:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T12:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=217311"},"modified":"2024-03-16T08:55:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T12:55:22","slug":"the-folks-who-live-in-posh-vero-beach-will-not-be-happy-about-the-armed-haitian-illegal-aliens-who-were-just-interdicted-near-sebastian-inlet-thats-for-sure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=217311","title":{"rendered":"<h3><b><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">The folks who live in posh Vero Beach will not be happy about the armed Haitian illegal aliens who were just interdicted near Sebastian Inlet, that&#8217;s for sure!!!<\/span><\/b><\/h3>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_217330\" style=\"width: 803px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217330\" class=\"wp-image-217330 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-16-at-8.31.42-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"793\" height=\"919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-16-at-8.31.42-AM.png 793w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-16-at-8.31.42-AM-259x300.png 259w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-16-at-8.31.42-AM-768x890.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-217330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>See how Vero Beach is located just south of the Sebastian Inlet <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1>DeSantis Sounds Alarm over Disturbing Discovery on Haitian \u2018Migrant\u2019 Boat Seized off Florida Coast<\/h1>\n<p>Frank Bergman<br \/>\nSLAY<\/p>\n<figure class=\"single-entry-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-viral-mag-800x500 size-viral-mag-800x500 wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/slaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/desantis-florida-migrant-boat-800x420.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/desantis-florida-migrant-boat-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/slaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/desantis-florida-migrant-boat-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/desantis-florida-migrant-boat-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/desantis-florida-migrant-boat.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has sounded the alarm after Florida authorities intercepted and seized a Haitian \u201cmigrant\u201d boat that was heading for his state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">On board the vessel, carrying dozens of military-aged men from Haiti, law enforcement discovered firearms, night vision gear, and drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">The boat was seized by Florida Fish and Wildlife offices, DeSantis revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">\u201cIn their vessel they had firearms, they had drugs, they had night vision gear and were boating very recklessly, which would potentially endanger other folks,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">The governor added that the interdiction had occurred \u201crecently\u201d in the last few weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">\u201cThat vessel was interdicted near the Sebastian Inlet and those illegal aliens were turned over to the Coast Guard for deportation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">DeSantis made the announcement at a press conference in which he also signed three pieces of legislation to deter illegal immigration into the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">Earlier this week, DeSantis announced an increase of personnel and aircraft to the Florida coast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">The move comes in light of unrest in Haiti and the potential for an increase in migration via the sea from the <a href=\"https:\/\/slaynews.com\/news\/globalists-discovered-haiti-30-billion-gold-before-collapse\/\">conflict-hit country<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">The Caribbean nation has seen a significant escalation in violence as gangs have overrun the capital, burning police stations and attacking the main airport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">Gangs have also raided some of the largest prisons, releasing thousands of inmates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">According to DeSantis\u2019s office, the deployment in Florida includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>48 additional National Guardsmen with four additional helicopters<\/li>\n<li>39 officers from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement<\/li>\n<li>30 additional Florida Highway Patrol officers with aircraft and drones<\/li>\n<li>23 additional officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission with eight additional seacrafts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">On Friday, the governor stressed that this had been going on for a while, and this was an increase in enforcement and not a new operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">He said that from Jan 2023 last week, officials had assisted the Coast Guard with the interdiction of 670 vessels carrying over 13,500 illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">\u201cThe message is the last thing you should want to do is get on a boat and think you\u2019re going to come through from any of these islands to get to the state of Florida,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">\u201cThe most likely scenario is you\u2019ll be stopped, and you will be returned to your country of origin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">\u201cIt\u2019s a hazardous journey, it\u2019s not worth doing, and we have the resources to continue to keep the people of Florida safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">On Tuesday, Rebecca Zimmerman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, told lawmakers that the\u00a0Pentagon is \u201calert\u201d\u00a0to the possibility of a mass migration event, but it has also not yet seen large numbers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">\u201cI think you\u2019re right that the driving conditions in Haiti could very well press more people,\u201d she told Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">\u201cWe recently approved some additional assistance we could provide to the Coast Guard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has also said it is monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">However, DHS has stressed that migration flows in the Caribbean remain \u201clow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">It also warned that those crossing face being turned back to their country of origin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">\u201cU.S. policy is to return noncitizens who do not have a fear of persecution or torture or a legal basis to enter the United States,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">\u201cThose interdicted at sea are subject to immediate repatriation pursuant to our longstanding policy and procedures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">\u201cThe United States returns or repatriates migrants interdicted at sea to The Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">On Friday, DeSantis also signed three pieces of legislation related to immigration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">One increased the maximum sentence for people driving without a license.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">Another enhances penalties for crimes committed by illegal immigrants who return to the country after deportation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slay-news-content\">The third bill, meanwhile, states that no jurisdiction can recognize IDs that are distributed by other states to illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/slaynews.com\/news\/desantis-sounds-alarm-disturbing-discovery-haitian-migrant-ship-seized-florida-coast\/\">https:\/\/slaynews.com\/news\/desantis-sounds-alarm-disturbing-discovery-haitian-migrant-ship-seized-florida-coast\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-217311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=217311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217311\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=217311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=217311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=217311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}