‘Incoherent’: DeSantis slams GOP sheriffs’ pushback on deporting all undocumented migrants

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 568

Last Updated: 1 day, 20 hours ago

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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday bashed Republican sheriffs and police chiefs for planning to urge the Trump administration to create a citizenship path for crime-free undocumented immigrants, calling the move “incoherent” and ill-advised.

“This idea that unless you’re an axe murderer you should be allowed to stay, that is not consistent with our laws, and it’s also not good policy,” he said during a Bradenton press conference. “To send [Trump] a letter asking him to …

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