Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses The Faith and Freedom Coalition's 2023 "Road to Majority" conference in Washington, DC, on June 23.
Mandatory Credit:	Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses The Faith and Freedom Coalition's 2023 "Road to Majority" conference in Washington, DC, on June 23.
Mandatory Credit: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

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DeSantis pitches crackdown on illegal immigration in first major policy proposal of his campaign

In his first major policy rollout of his 2024 presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday proposed a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration, including sending the US military to the border and mass detention and deportation of undocumented people.