Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced a new partnership between the Florida Highway Patrol and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to enhance immigration enforcement within the state.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Friday that Florida is entering into a partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to strengthen immigration enforcement in the state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed a new agreement between the White House, DHS, and FHP on immigration enforcement in Florida. Under the agreement, it deputizes FHP troopers to assist with some federal immigration enforcement operations,

DeSantis said his office was not involved in discussions about the bill that passed Tuesday, which he called “weak, weak, weak.”

"Just like all the immigration bills we passed, it isn't a silver bullet, but we're moving the ball forward, and we have to support the president."

The House and Senate started and quickly ended a special legislative session that DeSantis called and then immediately opened their own special session.

I spoke with the president today, and I told him I am working on this and we want to be helpful and he was basically, ‘I want as strong as possible, as strong as possible,’” DeSantis told supporters in the call.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pressing ahead on aiding federal deportation efforts even as he remains locked in a stalemate with legislative leaders over new laws to beef up state and local immigration enforcement.

But according to Mahomes, who clarified their relationship this week—the two may no Vice President JD Vance recently cited medieval Catholic theology in justifying the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump.

Governor Ron DeSantis expanded illegal immigration enforcement to state troopers on Friday morning.DeSantis announced a new partnersh