After months of waiting for federal approval to deputize Florida National Guard Judge Advocate General Corps officers (JAGs) as immigration judges, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump indicated during a visit to the newly opened "Alligator Alcatraz" at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport that the plan will move

President Donald Trump‘s sign-off on Florida’s plan to deputize the National Guard to serve as immigration judges is the latest example of the nontraditional and militarized approach Trump has deployed to speed up deportations.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would approve Florida’s plan to expedite deportations by having qualified National Guard members work as immigration judges.