Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to send busloads of Haitian illegal immigrants to lefty, ritzy Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts if they ‘invade’ his state as their own country collapses into chaos.

The former 2024 GOP presidential contender revealed in an interview with TheFirst TV’s Dana Loesch on Wednesday that he has directed 250 Florida National Guard troops and state troopers to deploy along Florida’s coast. This move comes in preparation for a potential surge of migrants from Haiti amid the country’s destabilization following the resignation of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

DeSantis said that since he cannot send the Haitian migrants back to their homeland, he is considering the option of sending them to Martha’s Vineyard. The exclusive enclave is known for being home to some of the nation’s elite, including former President Barack Obama, who owns a home there with former first lady Michelle Obama.

“The problem when you get to a situation like Florida is if they have people in our state and we wanted to fly them, say, back to Haiti, you have to get clearance to be able to do that. If you wanted to fly somebody to a South American country, wherever they’re from, it becomes a little bit more difficult because the federal government’s gonna tell the host countries not to accept our planes,” DeSantis said. “So we’ve gone through these iterations of what can we do as states.”

“I definitely think we can help put them back over the border if they come across in Texas and Arizona,” he continued. “So I’d be willing to help do that. I think that the states really have no other choice to do that at that point. It’s a little bit different for a maritime state like us. That’s why we’ve really got to get them before they reach the shores, and that’s why we’re working so hard to do that.”

“Although I will say this,” DeSantis added. “We do have our transport program, also, that’s going to be operational. So, uh, Haitians land in the Florida Keys, their next stop very well may be Martha’s Vineyard,” he added.

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DeSantis on what he may do with incoming Haitian illegal immigrants: “We do have our transport program, also, that’s going to be operational. So, uh, Haitians land in the Florida Keys, their next stop very well may be Martha’s Vineyard.” pic.twitter.com/3Q9AZEhFDq

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