Ron DeSantis has worked overtime to make Florida a law and order state.
Crooks in the Sunshine State were put on notice.
And Florida’s Attorney General delivered one message to criminals that left them running scared.
New Attorney General vows to help Trump and DeSantis agenda
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed the state’s former Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill the vacancy when Marco Rubio became Secretary of State.
DeSantis’ former Chief of Staff, James Uthmeier, was appointed to be the Florida Attorney General.
The 37-year-old rolled up his sleeves and got to work after he unexpectedly got the job.
“My big agenda is really focused on delivering on the agenda set forth by President Trump and Governor DeSantis, and that starts with immigration,” Uthmeier told Fox News.
He noted that illegal immigration has done severe damage to Florida.
“We’ve also seen significant harm to our economy, where people [are] unlawfully here in this state, our taxing, our infrastructure, our education systems, and our healthcare systems. So we believe in rule of law,” Uthmeier explained. “We want to make sure that the state of Florida is protecting our families against the dangers of illegal immigration and all the other vices and criminalities that go along with it.”
Florida passed a sweeping law in February to have state and local law enforcement assist the federal government with immigration enforcement.
The Attorney General’s office has worked to deputize law enforcement with these enhanced immigration powers.
“We’ve given more powers to the state and to the governor where if local officials want to prevent law enforcement from working with the federal government to combat illegal immigration, that we can bring civil actions and levy penalties against these jurisdictions,” Uthmeier stated. “And the governor ultimately has broader authority to remove people from office that don’t want to do their job.”
Uthmeier revealed that he was willing to crack down on cities that did not comply with the state’s anti-illegal immigration law.
The city of Fort Myers initially rejected a proposal to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Fort Myers City Council reversed the decision after a backlash poured in.
“The city of Fort Myers was the first to reverse and say, ‘Okay, you know, we’re going to help our law enforcement officers to cooperate,'” Uthmeier stated.
A dramatic U-turn from the Biden administration
Uthmeier noted that illegal aliens who committed crimes under former President Joe Biden were often released back onto the streets.
He said that Florida families were put in danger because of these reckless actions.
“Over the last calendar year, we’ve had dozens of very serious crimes ranging from murder to sexual assaults of seniors, of children, and other serious felonies,” Uthmeier stated. “And in almost all cases, these criminals have been in touch with our criminal justice system. And when they were handed over to the feds, the Biden administration and the Democrats just opened up the back door and let them back out on the streets, putting our families in jeopardy.”
Florida has experienced a 50-year low in crime under DeSantis and Uthmeier wants to build on that record.
“That’s not going to stop. We’ve become the number one destination in the country for a reason. People want to settle here and bring their families here because it’s safe. And under my watch as attorney general, that’s never going to change,” Uthmeier said.
Florida is not going to tolerate the crime and illegal immigration that have wreaked havoc in blue states.
DeSantis Daily will keep you up-to-date on any new developments in this ongoing story.
