Florida Senator Blaise Ingoglia, the sponsor of eight anti-illegal immigration bills crafted by Gov. Ron DeSantis and killed by GOP leaders, worries the Legisla

The Florida Legislature is meeting in special session this week — but only on the issue of illegal immigration. In doing so, legislative leaders are openly defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempts to bend lawmakers to his will – and his ability to control the discussion.

Nearly every provision of the Trump Act can be supported by Floridians of all political stripes and regions across the state yet one: the near-term termination of the in-state tuition for current college students,

The Florida Legislature has rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis' call for a special session and instead called their own focused solely on immigration. Instead of taking on proposals from DeSantis, Senate President Ben Albritton,

This was the first time the Republican-controlled legislature denied a Republican governor a special session since the GOP took control in the 1990s.

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House and Senate openly rebuked Gov. Ron DeSantis’ call for a special session on immigration Monday by defiantly rejecting his slate of bills, then adjourning and immediately regrouping to consider alternative legislation approved by their leaders.

In a stunning move, the GOP-led Florida Legislature on Monday rebuffed a push by Gov. Ron DeSantis to pass a slew of bills on immigration.

Florida does not need to “duplicate the functions of U.S. Immigration and Customs and create a mini-me version of ICE,” said House Speaker Daniel Perez.

Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed a plan that includes boosting criminal penalties for undocumented immigrants.

Florida lawmakers passed a sweeping immigration bill Tuesday, setting aside half a billion dollars in public funds to help carry out President Donald Trump's crackdown.

DeSantis continued to decry the legislature’s efforts as weaker than his own plan, which was rejected yesterday.