WATCH: DeSantis says he'll ramp up sending immigrants to 'sanctuary cities'

After sending 50 unlawful immigrants to Martha's Winery in Massachusetts this week brought on such a stir with Democrats, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) advised reporters Friday that he had no intention of stopping that course of.

"The legislature gave me $12 million. We will spend each penny of that to ensure that we're defending the folks of the state of Florida," DeSantis stated.

That cash was permitted within the state finances, which he stated Democrats additionally voted for, as outlined on the governor's press secretary's Twitter account.

"Listed here are all of the Florida home reps and senators who voted for this 12 months’s finances, together with the funding for transporting unlawful migrants out of Florida into sanctuary states. Virtually each Dem voted for it. Now they’re calling a felony for following by way of," Christina Pushaw tweeted.

WATCH: DESANTIS SAYS FLORIDA IS NOT A 'SANCTUARY STATE'

"We have an infrastructure in place now; there's going to be much more that is occurring," DeSantis stated.

He stated there are "a complete bunch of different locations" to ship folks by bus and aircraft however did not specify the place the following group would go or when the following group can be despatched out of the state.

"This manner, these sanctuary jurisdictions can put their cash the place their mouth is," DeSantis added.

The governor additionally disputed claims that the immigrants had been tricked into getting on the aircraft.

"The oldsters which can be contracted, not solely did they provide them a launch kind to signal, they really give them a packet, and ... that packet included a map of Martha's Winery, so it was apparent that is the place they had been going," he stated.

DeSantis harassed that participation was all voluntary and that those that traveled obtained meals.

He added that his workplace has had folks in Texas for "months" researching the place these border crossers are attempting to go and that "40% of these requested needed to come back to Florida." These folks had been then supplied free transportation to sanctuary jurisdictions.