Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is speaking in Eagle Pass, Texas, as part of a major policy announcement for his 2024 presidential campaign.

DeSantis is expected to speak at 10 a.m. EDT from the town on the U.S.-Mexico border. Border security has received increased attention in recent months after the pandemic-era Title 42 rapid expulsion policy expired in May.

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The Florida governor, speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority Policy" conference on Friday, discussed the southern border and said that "now is the time to act."

"On day one, we declare a national emergency. We mobilize all the assets, including the military. Yes, we build a border wall. We stop the invasion. And we hold the drug cartels accountable for the carnage they are causing in this country," DeSantis said at the conference.