Biden spent four years telling you America's borders were fine.
But that turned out to be a lie.
And ICE just put 170 Cuban criminals on a plane and sent them home while Democrats called it cruel.
The Men On That Plane
One of the passengers was Raul Duquenzne-Batista – a member of the Los Habaneros gang convicted in Kansas of aggravated assault, rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery, aggravated burglary, and criminal use of weapons.
He also admitted to serving 20 years in a Cuban prison for robbery before he ever set foot in the United States.
ICE still found him here.
Another passenger, Orlando Sanchez-Sarria, managed to rack up serious felony convictions in two sanctuary cities on opposite coasts – grand theft in Los Angeles, then drug trafficking, conspiracy to kidnap, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, and use of a firearm during a drug crime after relocating to Philadelphia.
Yondeivis Wong Den-Hernandez was convicted of second-degree murder in Florida – his victim was a 17-year-old girl – then convicted again in Texas for helping other illegal aliens enter the country.
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Florida Is Spending Half a Billion to Fix Biden's Mess
Florida has spent $573 million on immigration enforcement over three years – building detention facilities, running operations, and doing the job the Biden administration refused to do.
Governor DeSantis used emergency powers to fund it all, constructing "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades and partnering with ICE to make Florida the only state in the nation where every single county is required to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
Now the Legislature is set to approve another $53 million for local law enforcement agencies – body cameras with AI translation, license plate readers, surveillance towers, bulletproof vests.
Lee County alone is requesting more than $23 million.
The federal government has approved up to $608 million in reimbursements, but the money is tied up in legal disputes and Florida only expects to recover about half of what it actually spent.
DeSantis is spending the money anyway, and he's not apologetic about it.
"I'd be very surprised if the Legislature were going to do anything that was going to lead to the release of a really significant number of criminal aliens," he said this week. "What are you going to say to somebody if they end up getting victimized by one of these folks?"
Cuba Didn't Want These Men Back – Until Trump Made Them
Cuba has been dragging its feet on deportation flights for years – the Cuban government was historically reluctant to accept large-scale returns.
Trump changed the math.
In all of 2024 under Biden, the U.S. deported roughly 978 Cubans back to the island.
Trump deported more than 1,600 in 2025 alone – double Biden's pace in a single year – and 2026 is already underway.
ICE said it plainly: "Immigration detainers make everyone safer."
A gang member who served 20 years in a Cuban prison, came to America anyway, and then raped and kidnapped someone in Kansas should not be living in any American city.
The fact that he was – and that it took until 2026 to put him on a plane back to Havana – tells you everything you need to know about what the last four years cost this country.
Sources:
- Frank Kopylov, "ICE deports 170 Cuban nationals, including Florida convict, on first flight of 2026," Florida Voice News, February 18, 2026.
- "ICE Repatriates 170 Illegal Immigrants to Cuba," The Epoch Times, February 18, 2026.
- DHS, "Making America Safe Again," dhs.gov, February 2026.
- DHS, "DHS Sets the Stage for Another Historic, Record-Breaking Year Under President Trump," dhs.gov, January 20, 2026.
- Ana Goñi-Lessan, "Florida to give $50M to local law agencies for immigration enforcement," WLRN/News Service of Florida, February 19, 2026.
- Kate Payne, "DeSantis spent $573 million on immigration. The feds may never pay Florida back," WUSF, February 2026.
