After calling a special session, set to begin Monday, DeSantis could get a stern rebuke from his GOP colleagues.

The Legislature’s resistance harkens back to a time in which lawmakers regularly pushed back against the governor.

Gov. Ron DeSantis calling a special legislative session to address illegal immigration isn't a surprise, given the governor's history of pushing policy that has made Florida one of the most unwelcome environments for immigrants who are in the country ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis implemented new Trump administration terminology as he corrected a journalist asking him about “undocumented immigrants.” The Republican leader instructed a reporter at a

Trump, who endorsed the Governor’s call for a Special Session, told DeSantis he got elected to “solve” the “immigration issue,” and DeSantis said Florida is “ready, willing and able to assist” with his Special Session called for the last week of January offering a timely opportunity.

Florida's sheriffs are getting a clear directive from Gov. Ron DeSantis: cooperate with the federal government's new immigration crackdown. But local sheriffs tell WPBF 25 News Investigative Reporter Terri Parker that doesn't mean they are going to start rounding up residents — illegal or not.

Among his priorities, the governor said he wants to force local police to assist with immigration enforcement and require E-verify for money transfers.

The Republican-led Legislature could, for the first time, find itself on a special-session collision course with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis has called lawmakers into a weeklong special session beginning Monday to address a number of high-profile and complicated issues,

“DeSantis wants lawmakers to act quickly, pinning the need for urgency to the inauguration of President Donald Trump and his immigration executive orders. The governor ordered lawmakers back to town, but so far there are no signs that the GOP-controlled Legislature will actually take any action during the five-day session.”

Trump made cracking down on illegal immigration a priority on his first day in office. He reversed many initiatives supported by Biden, including refugee resettlement programs, a family reunification task force, and a “catch and release” policy that allowed migrants to be released while awaiting their cases in court.

One of the themes in President Donald Trump's inaugural address on Monday was a "revolution of common sense." "It’s all about common sense," Trump said, before announcing his executive order "declar[ing] a national emergency at our southern border.