The governor of Forida says that Trump told him that undocumented immigrants would not be sent to his state

May 19, 2019, 16:57 UTC

By Allan Smith, Christopher Nelson and Dareh Gregorian

President Donald Trump met on Saturday with Governor Ron DeSantis, R-Fla. And informed him that the federal government would not send undocumented immigrants to his country, said Sunday a spokesman for DeSantis at NBC News.

This comes after Florida officials have asked for a response from the Department of Homeland Security to release 1,000 "illegal immigrants and asylum seekers" a month in two predominantly Democratic counties of the United States. ;State.

"President Trump has stated that he does not approve of such a plan and that he will not allow it," DeFantis spokeswoman Helen Aguirre Ferre told NBC News. "Governor DeSantis has never been informed by federal authorities of the establishment of such a plan."

DeSantis, a close ally of Trump and Republican, called the proposal "unacceptable".

The plan was criticized after local security forces announced late last week that customs and border protection officials had announced that asylum seekers would be taken to Florida in the US. weeks to come. A CBP official told reporters Friday that such an action was not imminent and that there could have been miscommunication.

The plan came as Trump was talking about sending undocumented and asylum seekers to so-called sanctuary cities, in retaliation for Democrats blocking his immigration policy.

On Sunday, Interior Security Department interim secretary Kevin McAleenan told CBS's "Face the Nation" show that the agency was not going to send migrants to both counties. of Florida, mainly the Democratic Counties of Broward and Palm Beach.

"No, we are using the southwestern border areas to increase capacity," McAleenan told CBS, adding that officials canceled the plan on Saturday.

McAleenan said the DHS was looking to move people to other sites, with Texas facilities at full capacity.

Ric Bradshaw, sheriff of Palm Beach County, said on Saturday: "It seems Border Patrol has given up on its initial plan to ship a thousand illegal immigrants to South Florida."

"Through everyone's efforts, we are able to end what seemed like a crisis for our community," said Bradshaw. "We will continue to monitor the situation and if changes happen, we will let you know, but you must know that we are ready to protect you, protect you and adapt to everything that happens in this community." affects your quality of life. "