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Florida Governor DeSantis comments on protests in Los Angeles regarding burning the American flag

‘You burn the American flag?’ Florida Gov. DeSantis weighs in on LA riots
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – During a news conference in Jacksonville on Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave his two cents on some of the anti-ICE riots recently seen in Los Angeles.

During the conference, which was themed around the concept of “Law and Order,” DeSantis discussed the riots, which have cropped up in Los Angeles after authorities began arresting people accused of violating immigration laws.

“You see what’s happening in Los Angeles right now, you have federal law enforcement enforcing the law, which they’re not only supposed to do, they took an oath to do,” DeSantis said. “That’s what is on the books.”

The DHS reported over the weekend that over 100 undocumented immigrants — some of whom have violent criminal histories — had been arrested thanks to ICE operations in the city, though rioters began attacking ICE agents, slashing tires, and vandalizing nearby property.

EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY – A protester sets a fire during protests over the Trump administration’s immigration raids in Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

“Our ICE enforcement officers are facing a 413% increase in assaults against them,” a release from the DHS reads. “Disturbingly, in recent days, ICE officers’ family members have been doxed and targeted, as well.”

While not all of the anti-ICE protestors have engaged in violence, DeSantis touched on some instances of stores being looted and cars being burned.

“You come from a foreign country illegally into our country, you burn the American flag in protest of them trying to send you back to the country whose flag you’re waving?” DeSantis stated. “This is such a farce.”

A woman waves the Mexican flag as flames erupt from a burning dumpster during a protest in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The conflict escalated on Saturday near a Home Depot just south of Los Angeles, with protestors throwing debris like cinder blocks at Border Patrol vehicles as federal agents unleashed tear gas and flash-bang explosives.

Confrontations like these spurred President Donald Trump to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to the city to maintain order, though Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed that the move would “only escalate tensions.”

DeSantis, a Republican, instead backed Trump’s efforts in Los Angeles while calling out Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for their responses to the situation.

Protesters attempt to light a Molotov cocktail as a firework explodes during a protest in Compton, Calif., Saturday, June 7, 2025, after federal immigration authorities conducted operations. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

“California is a sanctuary state, so they think that they can just kind of do this, ignore the law,” DeSantis said. “That doesn’t work. So the Trump administration, what they’ve been doing, they not only have the right to do it; they have a duty to do it.”

From there, DeSantis broached the issue of immigration regulations in Florida, pointing to a special session held earlier this year in which two key laws were approved.

Those new laws massively bolster immigration enforcement in Florida and require the death penalty for undocumented immigrants convicted of a capital felony, among other rules.

“All state and local law enforcement agencies are required to participate with ICE for immigration enforcement,” DeSantis announced. “That’s the only way you’re ever going to do this and do this well.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Copyright 2025 by WKMG ClickOrlando – All rights reserved.

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