Florida sheriff pens stern letter to Biden after 59 illegals detained offshore: ‘You are the president’

A Florida sheriff penned a stern missive to President Biden reminding him of his "duty to protect nan group of nan United States" aft dozens of forbidden immigrants were detained past week while trying to onshore ashore adjacent Hutchinson Island.

"Last night, my Marine Patrol deputies assisted successful intercepting 59 undocumented aliens attempting to travel ashore our beach," Martin County Sheriff William Snyder wrote successful a missive Thursday to nan president. 

"Had these individuals succeeded, they would apt person dispersed done our organization undetected," he wrote. "With chartless ties to this area, it is difficult to envision really they would person assimilated and go law-abiding citizens."

Snyder said a national serviceman told him his portion was "overwhelmed and hopeless for further resources," and that he believed they were missing galore much illegals than they were apprehending.

Martin County Sheriff William Snyder had stern words for President Biden   astir nan ongoing forbidden migration crisis. Snyder pictured present talking to nan media successful 2016. (Kate Jacobson/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Authorities detain forbidden immigrants disconnected Hutchinson Island, Florida. (Martin County Sheriff's Office)

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"I will proceed fulfilling my oath to protect my constituents and uphold nan Constitution and nan laws of nan State of Florida," Snyder wrote. "With each owed respect, I impulse you to bespeak connected nan oath you took to dedicate yourself and your management to protecting our borders and, by extension, protecting nan citizens of this country."

Local media reports said nan group of migrants detained past week were aboard a vessel that was apprehended, and nan group included children and pregnant women. They were put successful nan custody of nan United States Coast Guard and will yet beryllium deported.

Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled his migration package past week, which includes stricter penalties for quality smuggling and strengthening statutes for nan detention of forbidden immigrants. In January, nan Republican politician activated nan Florida National Guard to respond successful nan uptick successful formation landings by Cuban immigrants.

A vessel utilized by Cuban migrants to scope nan United States beryllium offshore Islamorada connected nan Overseas Highway, mile marker 79, connected Jan. 14, 2023.  (Jose A. Iglesias/El Nuevo Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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Snyder said nan national authorities needs to measurement successful to supply much resources.

"Here's nan thing, we cognize that for each vessel that's intercepted location are innumerable boats that are slipping successful nether nan screen of darkness, and group are getting disconnected and disappearing successful our organization without a trace," he told WPBF.

"At slightest I've made my thoughts known and done nan champion I could, first of all, to support my organization safe and past to impulse nan president to do nan aforesaid passim nan country," he said.

The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.

Fort Pierce, Florida, Hutchinson Island Jetty Park Inlet, from supra looking north. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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