TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised Wednesday to veto a sweeping immigration bill, in the latest escalation of a statehouse showdown between the governor and the state’s Republican legislative leadership, who have sparred over whose proposals would best carry out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

The Tackling and Reforming Unlawful Migration Policy Act, also known as the TRUMP Act, passed Tuesday night in a special session called by DeSantis. The Republican governor called the immigration bill "weak" when he announced his intention to veto the legislation.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is repurposing a political committee used in the 2024 election cycle to defeat measures he opposed, as he eyes progress in an increasingly fractious Tallahassee and enters his final two years in the top job in state government. The Governor is ready to put his donors’ money where his mouth is.

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House and Senate openly rebuked Gov. Ron DeSantis’ call for a special session on immigration Monday by defiantly rejecting his slate of bills, then adjourning and immediately regrouping to consider alternative legislation approved by their leaders.

The veto pledge capped a dramatic few days in which Republican legislators publicly criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis and portrayed themselves as truer allies of President Trump.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Florida Capital Bureau) - State lawmakers sent their proposal fighting illegal immigration to Governor Ron DeSantis.

Florida lawmakers are in Tallahassee on Monday for a special session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis to address illegal immigration.

The veto decision represents further decay of the quickly deteriorating relationship between the governor and Legislature.

It appears that Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing hard for Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as the next president of Florida International University (FIU). One source close

Lt. Gov. Nuñez would be tapped by the school's Board of Trustees, not Gov. Ron DeSantis. It appears that Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing hard for Lt. Gov.

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.