Florida lawmakers' plan would take away much of DeSantis' authority over immigration

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : "I really think that the most pragmatic, best thing, and the greatest support, and what I hear again from people at ICE in Washington, is 'Help us in the jails,'" Gualtieri said.
56% : The governor also wanted to require all Florida law enforcement agencies to enroll in all aspects of a federal immigration program -- known as 287g -- that allows officers to perform some of the functions of federal immigration agents.
56% : The money would also be used to support "federal access to training facilities" in Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, which Perez said should be transformed into a "national destination for training law enforcement officers to collaborate with federal immigration officials.
55% : The 75-page legislative proposal outlines a broad plan to make it easier for local law enforcement officers to get the training they need to support federal immigration agents and make it financially viable for local and state law enforcement agencies to share detention beds with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
53% : The program drew national attention and headlines as DeSantis prepared to launch his presidential campaign -- and with Trump back in office, DeSantis had sought to expand the program to allow the state to detain, transport and deport immigrants who are in the country illegally.
52% : In a post on X, he said it would be unconstitutional to strip him of his authority to enforce immigration laws and that he did not support giving immigration enforcement powers to Simpson's office, which he said represents industries that "often oppose enforcement measures.
52% : Legislative leaders want to remove the governor's ability to declare state of emergencies over immigration -- a power that he has used over the years to send state resources to the southern border in Texas and to set up a base in the Florida Keys in an effort to stop Cubans and Haitian migrants desperate enough to cross the Straits of Florida.
51% : All that authority would go to Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and his office, which would be armed with more than $500 million to help enforce federal immigration laws in the state.
51% : " Gualtieri, who serves as the legislative committee chairperson for the Florida Sheriffs Association, said the best way to help federal immigration agents detain and deport criminals who are in the country illegally is by adding detention beds in county jails.
46% : Perez and Albritton said the legislative proposal -- nicknamed the TRUMP Act -- would support President Donald Trump's immigration agenda and rebuke some of the governor's policy ideas, which they described as too intrusive in part because they would "hijack" local law enforcement operations.
44% : "At one point, he even proposed arresting local law enforcement officers themselves," Perez told Florida House members on Monday, referring to a privately shared proposal by the governor to criminally charge law enforcement officers that did not comply with state and federal immigration directives.
44% : DeSantis has asked state lawmakers to expand the power of state and local law enforcement to detain, transport and deport immigrants in Florida who are living in the country illegally, crack down on remittances and give him the authority to remove elected officials from office if they did not comply with state and federal immigration directives.
10% : " DeSantis said the legislative proposal only aims to "create the illusion of an illegal immigration crackdown, when it does anything but." "It is an insult to name such a weak bill after President Trump, who has been so strong on this issue," the governor said.

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