DeSantis Pushes To Deputize National Guard Members As Immigration Judges: “We Can Absolutely Do This”

“We’re ready, willing and able to take it to the next level. We have submitted plans to DHS to say if this is approved, we will go off to the races. And we will be able to do really from soup to nuts, from apprehension to detention, even putting some of our people in the National Guard in line to serve as immigration judges to process this.

“We can do it. These are not Article III judges. They are executive branch employees, basically. We can absolutely deputize judge advocates from our National Guard units to serve as immigration judges.” – Ron DeSantis, speaking today at a Miami event called “Operation Tidal Wave.” Speaking in the video below is his press secretary.

Florida is ALL in! All of our state law enforcement agencies, all of our Sheriffs, and most of our Police Departments have signed 287 (g) agreements and are committed to working with our federal partners to enforce illegal immigration. Operation Tidal Wave is only the beginning! pic.twitter.com/7DpzuUdNiO

— Molly Best (@MsMollyBest) May 1, 2025