DeSantis was an officer and Navy lawyer at Gitmo in 2006, when prisoners committed to a mass hunger strike. Guards there ultimately restrained and force-fed many of them using nasal tubes — a practice the United Nations Human Rights Commission deemed a form of torture.

Governor Ron DeSantis pledged to veto the recently passed immigration bill backed by Republicans in the legislature.

House Speaker Danny Perez and Senate President Ben Albritton pushed back in a way the governor hasn’t seen before.

During a roundtable event on Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis voiced his disapproval of the sweeping immigration bill that Florida lawmakers passed on Tuesday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Central Florida Wednesday lashing out at the newly passed "TRUMP Act," a sweeping bill addressing illegal immigration that came from the Florida Legislature's special session last night.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized members of his own party for refusing to hold a special session to help implement President Donald Trump 's immigration policies. In a post and video shared on social media, DeSantis accused Florida Republicans of putting forward a "substantially weaker" legislative proposal.

DeSantis said the new legislation would hinder his ability to marshal law enforcement agencies around the state to execute deportations.

They think if they put Trump's name on it, that somehow that's going to pull the wool over people's eyes,' DeSantis said over bill.

Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed a plan that includes boosting criminal penalties for undocumented immigrants.

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.

One day after Florida lawmakers passed a new immigration act, a crowd gathered near Lake Eola in downtown Orlando to show support for immigrants' rights.