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79° F, Partly Cloudy/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/U2QXEF5ROBUA7NNO3RBUAUKE7Y.jpg "Sacramento County public information officer Kim Nava speaks to the media at Sacramento Executive Airport on Monday, June 5, 2023, after about a group of 20 migrants were flown to the airport earlier in the day. The migrants were transported to a religious facility in the area.")
The migrants “indicated they wanted to go to California,” the state said in a statement.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/Q3PCYQZAQJFUDJQ6SE64WEAY7M.jpg "Pro-Ron DeSantis merchandise is sold outside First Baptist North Spartanburg church in Spartanburg, S.C., during an appearance there by Florida's governor on April 19. The appearance was part of DeSantis' first public trip to the early voting state before he kicked off his 2024 Republican presidential bid.")
DeSantis’ T-shirt appeal shows how beloved he is by a certain type of voter.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/QYBVHCJ3TORCOQFJ7DVRQFBGB4.jpg "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, leaves a fundraising picnic for Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VSA5YCXDPVHLYUGTEDWM7B52MQ.jpg "Ron DeSantis waves to a crowd of supporters during his election night party at the Tampa Convention Center on Nov. 8, 2022, in Tampa.")
As Florida’s governor launches a White House bid, read up on his Tampa Bay childhood and Tallahassee agenda.
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ME5FVIZLYA3RJIWEOX5MKZQA5M.jpg "This combination of photos shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking on April 21, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md., left, and former President Donald Trump speaking on March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/IN7G4S75PZAQ3ADCUPKPHWQWEE.jpg "A screenshot of a page from a proposal submitted to the Division of Emergency Management by GardaWorld Federal Services, one of three companies vying for a contract from the state of Florida to carry out a controversial migrant relocation program that is already underway. The documents released by DEM in response to a public records request were heavily redacted.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/YNZW2JMKUVHHM2S4KNUMBWROFI.jpg "FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks as he announces a third run for President, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/BIYLAESZXBGNZKPQBHJ4V6THLQ.jpg "Sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/4ZRNNM277U7GUXURQL7WVAPUAE.jpg "Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event, Friday, June 2, 2023, in Lexington, S.C.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/I5QFM2SZDJXZYSWWFOD4XU5R7U.jpg "State Rep. Fred Hawkins, who has served in the House since 2020, was the lone finalist for the president's position at South Florida State College.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/TOCN43ZG4VBEBGNI6IM7XA5DFE.JPG "“There is no reason why we can’t be working with Texas or why we can’t work with Arizona, at the local level or at the state level,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday in Sierra Vista, Ariz.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/62JTTSQAMFB5ZGT4GA7NCDKWZE.jpg "Student mental health services have been a priority in recent years, in part to prevent violence on campus. These resource cards were made available in the last school year at Hillsborough's middle and high schools.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/YAYCCB7G3BDZLPDQQDRRGO3TWU.JPG "Hillsborough County Commissioner Michael Owen is proposing expanding the county commission to nine, single-member district seats. Voters would need to approve the charter change.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/P2YPS32K4GDFGB6XEUZ7A5Y72I.jpg "A man moves through gulf water flowing through a broken section of Pine Island Road on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Matlacha, Fla. following Hurricane Ian.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/G4JUTSRZZEB2W7KBALDFRRU4AE.jpg "Honduran migrants walk along the U.S. side of the Rio Grande and past an emptied-out migrant camp after crossing over from Mexico on May 13, 2023, to El Paso, Texas.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/BIAQJEZM5EBRMLAFF2EP4P2POE.jpg "Three parents who sought an injunction against Florida's rules barring treatment for children with gender dysphoria were granted it by a judge on Tuesday.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/JZGJLOOQ35FRXDRV2UKNP5PFPU.JPG "Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is photographed on Tuesday, October 5, 2022, at the sheriff’s office while leading a team in a criminal investigation regarding the Martha’s Vineyard flights.
So often approached by labor hunters and a stealth network of transporters who promises transportation, jobs, and a better life in America's so-called \"Sanctuary Cities,\" decisions to leave or stay become challenging and sometimes illusionary.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/QIJWLJLKVHV65RW6GYB4TIKA34.jpg "The offices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento are seen in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, June 5, 2023. Sixteen migrants from Venezuela and Colombia were brought to the diocese's offices on Friday, June 2, 2023, after being flown from Texas to Sacramento.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/KTVUULTWKNFSXZBSURUVR4EFBA.jpg "California Attorney General Rob Bonta, shown in a file photo, said the state of Florida appears to have arranged for a group of South American migrants to be dropped off outside a Sacramento church.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/BG22ZDHGTWK6CSFV2HKZPMTFO4.jpg "Flood waters surround storm-damaged homes on Aug. 31, 2021, in Lafourche Parish, La., as residents try to recover from the effects of Hurricane Ida. Louisiana and nine other states filed a lawsuit against the federal government Thursday, June 1, 2023, to block sharp impending national flood insurance rate increases slated to be phased in over the coming years.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/UX66ELZ2JBCRIN3S5NMNSRJEKU.jpg "Former Vice President Mike Pence stands on stage with U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, during her Roast and Ride, Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Pence on Monday filed paperwork to run for president.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ZI2VO6R2YDP52BPLLCSWZTLYMI.jpg "Eli cuddles his dog on the couch at his home in Casselberry, Fla., May 29, 2023. Eli and his fiancé Lucas, both transgender men, plan to move to Minnesota with their dog and two cats later this year. The Associated Press is not using Eli’s and Lucas’ last names because they fear reprisal. Minnesota is among the states this year that have codified protections for transgender people in response to sweeping anti-LGBTQ legislation in mostly Republican-led states. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/7XZYC7PUSZBJFACHZAGOW5JSOQ.jpg "Katie Blaxberg")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/NIMA2KV3VZA2HBGMQFFUJC6AP4.jpg "Supporters wearing \"#StrattonStays\" T-shirts cheer when Hernando County Superintendent John Stratton appears on stage during a heavily attended school board meeting on Tuesday in Brooksville. One of many superintendents who have faced challenges recently, Stratton narrowly survived an effort to oust him at the meeting.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ZLJHKXFCCH4TGV6ZBKNVPYI4OM.jpg "Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is campaigning for president, speaks outside Okatie Ale House in Bluffton, South Carolina, on Friday, June 2, 2023.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/CNO4IEYNGVBLJLRD2PYSUA5YN4.jpg "Health advocacy groups say Florida is failing to protect children from losing Medicaid coverage as the state undertakes a review of the program's 5 million recipients following the end of the public health emergency.")
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