Flanked by Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the bill would deter local law enforcement from deporting undocumented immigrants.

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

Governor Ron DeSantis held a roundtable in West Palm Beach as part of a series of discussions with local law enforcement as he seeks to introduce his own contentious immigration laws in the face of opposition from the Legislature.

"The veto pen is ready," he posted on X Wednesday, after having telegraphed earlier this week that the bill was doomed.

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.

Florida lawmakers rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis' special session on illegal immigration but immediately segued into their own session with their own version of a similar bill.

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.

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.

Gov. Ron DeSantis went on the offensive on Friday, again going after the Florida Legislature on the contentious issue of illegal immigration.

There’s a new 800-pound gorilla calling the shots in state politics out of Mar-a-Lago and the White House. | Editorial