Faith, business leaders blast DeSantis immigration moves
Decrying it as cruel and mean-spirited, Catholic leaders, business owners and Cuban-American emigrés on Thursday castigated Gov. Ron DeSantis for shutting down shelters that provide housing and other resources for unaccompanied immigrant children.
The governor, widely viewed as a top Republican contender for president in 2024, directed the state Department of Children and Families in September to stop issuing or renewing licenses to providers that shelter unaccompanied immigrant children.
The Department of Children and Families on Thursday rolled out a proposed rule to carry out the order, days after DeSantis held a news conference with Cuban-American supporters in Miami.
DeSantis, who was joined by people who participated in the “Pedro Pan” operation that relocated more than 14,000 Cuban children to the U.S. in the 1960s, used the event to blast President Joe Biden for what the governor called a “crisis” at the…
