Florida Republicans upend Ron DeSantis' Trump-inspired immigration push

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Trump had publicly backed DeSantis shortly after he called a special session.
53% : "We need a singular point of focus in the state government for coordinating immigration," Perez said.
51% : DeSantis earlier this month called lawmakers back to Tallahassee for a special legislative session with the explicit purpose of aligning state law with an expected wave of immigration-focused executive orders from Trump.
50% : We do not need to duplicate the functions of U.S. immigration and Customs and create a mini-me version of ICE.
48% : " "Unfortunately, the governor's proclamation was just too narrow to accomplish all of the things that we must do to assist President Trump," he added.
43% : The plan from legislative leaders would take sweeping immigration oversight authority away from DeSantis and move it to Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a statewide elected official who is eyeing a run for governor in 2026 and has had an icy relationship with DeSantis.
42% : It requires state and local law enforcement to work "hand-in-hand" with federal immigration authorities; requires that judges and state attorneys know a criminal defendant's immigration status before any bail or pretrial release is considered; offers $500 million for local law enforcement to "fight illegal immigration;" and expands penalties for some crimes committed by undocumented people.
42% : "Thank you Ron, hopefully other governors will follow," Trump posted on Truth Social.
24% : "The American people have resoundingly rejected the policy of open borders, and President Trump is moving decisively to address this crisis," he said.

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