Ron DeSantis

Florida plans to close 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center - report

A spokesperson for DHS, asked about the New York Times report, said the agency continues to evaluate detention needs and requirements to ensure they meet the latest operational requirements.

Donald Trump holds Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' hand as they speak with the media at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on the day of the opening of a temporary migrant detention center informally known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Ochopee, Florida, US, July 1, 2025.
Florida governor Ron Desantis attends a Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Apr 6, 2026; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.

DeSantis signs bill banning DEI programs in Florida local governments

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take part in a national protest for Gaza, outside the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, October 4, 2025.

Israel has too much to lose to be afraid of condemning the Muslim Brotherhood - editorial

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference held at the ICE-Enforcement and Removal Operation office on May 01, 2025 in Miramar, Florida.

Florida designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as terror groups, joining Texas


Anne Frank’s diary, ‘Schindler’s List’ among titles at center of major Florida book-ban lawsuit

The case in Escambia County is one of several currently unfolding against local and state book-ban laws — and is not the only one to involve Jewish books.

 ORIGINAL, DIARY of Anne Frank, 1942.

Florida takes aim at SJP, pro-Palestinian groups on campuses

The State of Florida has claimed that these chapters’ activity has violated the law making it a felony to “knowingly provide material support... to a designated foreign terrorist organization.”

 Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the Jerusalem Post and Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem Celebrating the Faces of Israel conference.

‘Finish them’: GOP presidential candidates unite over what they’d advise Netanyahu about Hamas

“I will be telling Bibi finish the job once and for all with these butchers,” said DeSantis, using Netanyahu’s nickname.

 Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Ron DeSantis at the third Republican candidates' U.S. presidential debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, U.S., November 8, 2023.

Florida Governor DeSantis voices support for Israel, ‘leads’ against antisemitism

“Divesting from any company that supports Iran and ensuring that students are able to attend Jewish Day Schools safely is of utmost importance,” Florida Governor DeSantis said.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sits for a live television interview in the "Spin Room" after the conclusion of the third Republican candidates' U.S. presidential debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign. November 8, 2023.

Trump's rivals pledge to back Israel amid swipes at third Republican debate

Nikki Haley, a former UN ambassador who has staked much of her candidacy on her foreign policy credentials, faulted Biden for pressing Israel to consider humanitarian pauses.

 Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Ron DeSantis at the third Republican candidates' U.S. presidential debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, U.S., November 8, 2023.

Slight majority of Iowa Republican voters say Trump best to handle Israel war

The former president, who responded to Hamas's attack on October 7 by criticizing Netanyahu for differences when he was in office, beat out Nikki Haley, Trump's ambassador to the UN.

 Former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. October 29, 2023.

Florida's DeSantis bans pro-Palestinian student group

DeSantis, a White House candidate, has taken a hard line against Palestinians, suggesting Gazan civilians be denied water and utilities until Hamas releases hostages it took during its attack.

 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the 2023 NHGOP Amos Tuck Dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire, US, April 14, 2023.

For Israel, DeSantis would be a better president than Biden

DeSantis has made it clear that as US president, he would reverse all of Biden’s appeasement policies towards Iran and impose crippling sanctions.

 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during the Florida Family Policy Council Annual Dinner Gala, in Orlando, Florida, U.S., May 20, 2023.

Donald Trump 'missing in action,' Ron DeSantis says at second Republican debate

DeSantis promised to deploy the US military against Mexican cartels, while entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy said he would try to revoke birthright citizenship for the children of those who entered the co

 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the 2023 NHGOP Amos Tuck Dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire, US, April 14, 2023.

Florida man arrested for hanging swastikas, antisemitic banners in Orlando

Anthony Altick is the second man to have been arrested in relation to the incident.

 People wearing antisemitism and nazi symbols argue with conservatives during a protest outside the Tampa Convention Center where the Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) Student Action Summit (SAS) is held, in Tampa, Florida, U.S. July 23, 2022.