{"id":75734,"date":"2023-01-08T14:47:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T14:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/01\/08\/florida-national-guard-activated-to-help-with-migrant-increase\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:14:09","slug":"florida-national-guard-activated-to-help-with-migrant-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2023\/01\/08\/florida-national-guard-activated-to-help-with-migrant-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida National Guard activated to help with migrant increase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2014 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday mobilized the state National Guard to help local officials respond to a large influx of Cuban migrants landing in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/c7b1cdb7771ee6c2064887c581100fa8\" target=\"_blank\">Florida Keys<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeSantis, a Republican, activated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2022\/09\/13\/national-guard-tapped-to-help-in-understaffed-florida-prisons\/\" target=\"_blank\">Florida National Guard<\/a> and directed state law agencies to assist in the Keys through an executive order in response to the arrival of more than 700 mostly Cuban&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/875b5ffd18563c479543ed77fffe77dd\" target=\"_blank\">migrants<\/a>&nbsp;over the New Year\u2019s weekend alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, the governor criticized Democratic President Joe Biden and the federal government\u2019s immigration policies and response to the migrants landing in the Keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The governor\u2019s statement made no mention of the Biden administration\u2019s announcement Thursday of a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-yuma-arizona-washington-united-states-government-2def6aed36ed20ed2f667694870967e3\" target=\"_blank\">new policy<\/a>&nbsp;to start turning back Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans at the Texas border, along with Venezuelans, who arrive illegally. The administration also said it would offer humanitarian parole for up 30,000 people a month from those four countries if they apply online, pay their airfare and find a financial sponsor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4713\" height=\"3142\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23005716389956.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Perez of Matanzas, Cuba, calls his grandmother from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Marathon, Fla.\" class=\"wp-image-106236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23005716389956.jpg.jpg 4713w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23005716389956.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23005716389956.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23005716389956.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23005716389956.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23005716389956.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4713px) 100vw, 4713px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kevin Perez of Matanzas, Cuba, calls his grandmother from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Marathon, Fla. Perez arrived a few days ago after nine days at sea. (Marta Lavandier\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some migrants advocates said that new policy could worsen the situation in Florida. Ram\u00f3n Raul Sanchez with the Cuban American group Movimiento Democracia said even more Cubans may risk their lives by taking to the sea to reach the U.S. instead of flying to Central America and coming to the Texas border by land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blas Nu\u00f1ez Neto, acting Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy in the Department for Homeland Security, said the new program could incentivize Cubans not to come illegally by sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Cubans would be better off applying under the new parole program announced Thursday because that would give them a potential path to residency that they might not otherwise have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDo not risk your life at sea\u201d because there are \u201cmuch better options\u201d under the new program, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeSantis said Florida will deploy airplanes, helicopter and marine patrols to the area \u201cto support water interdictions and ensure the safety of migrants attempting to reach Florida through the Florida Straits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 4,400 migrants, mostly Cubans with some Haitians, have arrived by boat in Florida since August as those two countries face deepening and compounding political and economic crises. 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Officials said at least 65 migrants have died at sea since August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>AP reporter Gisela Salomon contributed from Miami.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 4,400 migrants, mostly Cubans with some Haitians, have arrived by boat in Florida since 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