Republican Lawmakers in Florida Rebel Against DeSantis in Rare Power Move - The New York Times
In a special session on Monday, leaders seemed to be declaring their independence from a governor who has wielded so much power that legislative sessions have become largely predictable rubber stamps.
Mr. Perez and Mr. Albritton said they would not impose criminal penalties on local police officers who did not help with federal immigration enforcement, as Mr. DeSantis had wanted. They also did not agree to expand a DeSantis program that in 2022 paid to recruit and fly several dozen undocumented immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, in Massachusetts.
The leaders said that they would set aside $500 million for local agencies to assist with immigration enforcement (as Mr. DeSantis had requested), increase certain criminal penalties (though not as many as Mr. DeSantis wanted) and create a new state office to coordinate enforcement efforts (but not under Mr. DeSantis’s power).
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| Gov. Ron DeSantis last year. Legislative leaders rejected his call for a special session on illegal immigration on Monday and called one of their own instead.Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times |
