TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 20 -- The Office of Florida Governor issued the following press release:

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the first rescue mission from Haiti with evacuees who were otherwise unable to return home due to the ongoing political crisis in Haiti. Florida brought 14 Floridians home from Haiti to Orlando Sanford International Airport via emergency flights coordinated by the Florida Division of Emergency Management. Watch Governor DeSantis' remarks here.

"This is the second time that Florida has stepped up to ensure that Americans have a way out of an unstable political situation abroad," said Governor Ron DeSantis. "I am proud of the work we have done to get Floridians home and reunite them with ...