GOP leaders grudgingly returned to Tallahassee as DeSantis held press conferences accusing them of being soft on illegal immigration. The Legislature gaveled in and out and then called its own second Special Session, passing the TRUMP Act that bestowed the power of state immigration enforcement to Simpson.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican leaders in the state Legislature have reached an agreement on how to support President Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigration. Why it matters: This immigration reform package is Florida's harshest yet,

As Gov. Ron DeSantis and state lawmakers weighed how to respond to President Donald Trump’s immigration orders, they considered everything from mandatory death penalties for migrants who are in the country illegally to barring them from receiving in-state college tuition.

After a month of online squabbling on social media, a third effort led to compromise legislation that the House and Senate both approved and the governor quickly signed.

The measures were the result of a deal between Gov. Ron DeSantis and his fellow Republican legislative leaders, House Speaker Danny Perez of Miami and Senate President Ben Albritton of Wauchula. DeSantis had vowed to veto the immigration bill the Legislature passed last month after they rejected his preferred immigration plan.

Ron DeSantis is looking to lead the way in supporting President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown at the state level. The governor approved a sweeping package of immigration bills on Thursday after a weekslong feud with Florida Republican leaders on the matter.

Immigration enforcement proposals were signed into law Thursday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, creating what he bills as the nation's strongest. The second-term Republican governor signed Senate Bill 4C and Senate Bill 2C in a ceremony in Tallahassee,