This was the first time the Republican-controlled legislature denied a Republican governor a special session since the GOP took control in the 1990s.
Republicans in Tallahassee rejected a DeSantis proposal, instead coming up with their own immigration plan to match President Donald Trump’s orders.
A plan by Gov. Ron DeSantis to blunt citizen-backed ballot proposals was among issues shelved by the Legislature’s Republican leaders.
Florida lawmakers are in Tallahassee on Monday for a special session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis to address illegal immigration.
The Florida Legislature rejected some of Gov. Ron DeSantis' proposals for an immigration bill and, in the name of Donald Trump, introduced its own.
President Donald Trump’s push to quickly overhaul the nation’s immigration system is at the center of a civil war between Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans.
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Lawmakers are considering stripping DeSantis of his immigration enforcement powers, which the governor used to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard three years ago.
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.
Among other things, legislative leaders want to remove the governor’s ability to declare state of emergencies over immigration.
After six years of being stomped on by Gov. Ron DeSantis, his fellow Republicans in the Legislature finally stood up to him on Monday.