Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling lawmakers back to Tallahassee later this month for a special session to help boost President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration agenda — but legislative leaders are pushing back.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is making one thing clear to the incoming Trump administration: We are here to help.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the power to suspend or criminally charge local officials who don’t train at least 10% of their law enforcement staff to detain and deport undocumented immigrants or follow other tough new immigration rules he’s proposed.

Gov. Ron DeSantis calling a special session to work on stopping illegal immigration isn't a surprise. Here's why.

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TALLAHASSEE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has called for a special legislative session to address immigration issues, hurricane recovery, condominium problems and the ballot initiative process.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that he and the Florida Senate are ready and willing to address a financial crisis for condo owners created by a new law that aims to prevent another Surfside tower collapse — but said state House leaders are blocking meaningful action.

Another topic in the upcoming session will be a proposal to repeal in-state college tuition for illegal immigrant students.

Calling a special session at this time is premature,” the GOP leaders said in a joint statement Monday evening.

The four years between Donald Trump’s first term in office and his second were marked by an extraordinary political shift in Florida. In January 2021, President Joe Biden entered the White House with Florida ostensibly still on the map of battleground states.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he will appoint Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to the U.S. Senate seat, which Senator Marco Rubio will soon vacate. [...]