{"id":2229432,"date":"2024-04-24T17:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-has-rescued-over-700-us-residents-from-haiti-desantis\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T17:33:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:33:48","slug":"florida-has-rescued-over-700-us-residents-from-haiti-desantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-has-rescued-over-700-us-residents-from-haiti-desantis\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis: Florida rescues 700+ Americans from Haiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-has-rescued-over-700-us-residents-from-haiti-desantis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2229432&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governor \u200cRon DeSantis of Florida declared the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worcester-police-honor-officer-who-drowned-trying-to-save-teen\/\" title=\"Worcester police honor officer who drowned trying to save teen\">successful rescue<\/a> of 722 U.S. citizens from\u2062 Haiti\u2062 amidst rising tensions. This rescue operation, initiated by\u2062 the Florida Division of Emergency Management on March 20, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/out-of-state-democrats-pay-millions-to-influence-kansas-election-because-abortion-is-on-the-ballot\/\" title=\"Out-Of-State Democrats Pay Millions To Influence Kansas Election Because Abortion Is On The Ballot\">guarantees access<\/a>\u2064 to essential \u200bresources like food, water, and medical care for the evacuees. Despite federal obstacles, DeSantis emphasized \u200bFlorida&#8217;s commitment to aiding Americans in distress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) announced Wednesday that Florida has rescued over 700 United States residents from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/haiti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Haiti<\/a>, which has become increasingly hostile.<\/p>\n<p>The 722 rescues come a little more than a month since Florida\u2019s Division of Emergency Management began its operations on March 20. The division will ensure that those rescued will have access to the resources they need, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>food<\/a>, water, medical treatment, and transportation home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe State of Florida doesn\u2019t shy away from doing the right thing and helping Americans in need,\u201d DeSantis said in a press release. \u201cI\u2019m proud to announce that despite the lack of cooperation from the federal government, more than 700 Americans have been successfully evacuated from Haiti to Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am proud to announce that Florida has now rescued over 700 Americans from Haiti.<\/p>\n<p>Florida stands ready to help when Americans are in need. I want to thank <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLSERT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FLSERT<\/a> and all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-abbott-pushes-back-against-bidens-climate-agenda\/\" title=\"Texas Gov. Abbott pushes back against Biden\u2019s climate agenda\">state agencies<\/a> who worked tirelessly to bring these folks back home safe and sound. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kE0qkNiN17\">pic.twitter.com\/kE0qkNiN17<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1783194493606305913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a> governor is not the only politician who has been active in rescuing people from Haiti, as Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) has conducted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2918260\/house-republican-announces-rescue-of-americans-from-haiti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>two rescue missions<\/a> to the country himself. Mills, a U.S. Army combat veteran, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/2924953\/cory-mills-rescues-13-americans-from-haiti-in-second-rescue-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rescued 13 people<\/a> during his second mission.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Haitian government declared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2900692\/haiti-prison-break-thousands-of-inmates-escape-after-armed-gangs-storm-jails\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a state of emergency following a weekend of extreme violence<\/a>, which included the storming of the country\u2019s two biggest prisons. Nearly 4,000 inmates escaped one prison, and another containing 1,400 prisoners was also overrun.<\/p>\n<p>The prison escape resulted in \u201cmassive population displacements and consisting in particular of kidnappings and assassinations of peaceful citizens, violence against women and children, ransacking and theft of public and private property,\u201d according to the government.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida&#8217;s Governor Ron DeSantis revealed that the state has saved 722 U.S. citizens from Haiti amid escalating tensions. This rescue effort by Florida&#8217;s Emergency Management started on March 20, emphasizing ongoing support for the rescued individuals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2229433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24103717140817-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2229432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24103717140817-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2229432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2229433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2229432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2229432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2229432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}