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February 2, 2024

Ron DeSantis Sends Troops to Texas Border Amid Mounting Crackdown on Migrants
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Florida's Republican Governor Ron De Santis is deploying state and
National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border in a move that's been
widely condemned by immigration rights groups. De Santis made the
announcement Thursday as he stood on a podium displaying the words "Stop
the Invasion." De Santis is one of many Republican leaders who's pledged
support for Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott's intensifying
anti-immigrant hate speech and policies. Meanwhile, Abbott continues to
defy a Supreme Court order that allowed the Biden administration to cut
down razor wire put up by Texas troopers along its border with Mexico.