Flanked by Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the bill would deter local law enforcement from deporting undocumented immigrants.
Gov. Ron DeSantis will be in Palm Beach County on Thursday morning where he is expected to attend a roundtable discussion, according to a statement from his office.
Governor Ron DeSantis is set to hold a roundtable in Palm Beach on Thursday morning a day after he threatened to veto the newly passed TRUMP Act.
Governor Ron DeSantis pledged to veto the recently passed immigration bill backed by Republicans in the legislature.
"For the 2026 cycle, the FFF will ... support strong conservative candidates in legislative primaries," DeSantis said.
Florida has become the first state to officially refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," following President Donald Trump 's executive order directing federal agencies to adopt the new name. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis used the term in an emergency declaration issued on Monday ahead of a forecast winter storm.
Even as DeSantis called the new bill "weaker," legislative Republicans pushed their legislation through the committee process Monday.
Palm Beach County Rep. Mike Caruso was the only state House Republican to side with Ron DeSantis and vote against the immigration legislation proposed during the special session.