Florida governor approves broad scope immigration laws

The governor of Florida, Ron Desantis, promulgated on Thursday a broad package of immigration laws with the aim of implementing the large -scale deportation agenda of President Donald Trump.

Republicans claim that the initiative places Florida – which for many years was a refuge for immigrants – at the forefront of states with conservative governments that carry out work to take advantage of state and local resources for the application of immigration restrictions at the federal level.

While Trump’s supporters in the state capitals throughout the country rush to comply with the priority point on the presidential agenda, Florida legislators prepare for a possible dispute against the courts as they advance in a provision that, according to the Critics, it is unconstitutional.

Resolved the division between legislators and desantis

The approval of the bills by Desantis occurred after the legislative dome found a midpoint with the governor, solving a stagnation of several weeks among the main republicans of the State on the best way to support Trump’s restrictions against illegal immigration.

«Today, the Florida Legislature has approved the strongest initiative in fighting the illegal immigration of any state throughout the country,» said Desantis before signing the bills and delivering a marker to each of the legislative leaders that He was accompanied at the ceremony. «We are at the forefront of the resolution of the illegal immigration crisis.»

But the tensions between the president’s allies and Desantis – who dared to face Trump in search of the Republican presidential nomination – could not be dissipated, since the governor is planned to maintain presidential aspirations by 2028.

“Ultimately, this is a victory for Donald Trump. Because that’s what all this is about, ”said Republican Senator Joe Gruters, sponsor of the bills and a Trump key ally.

But it was a painful process, after Desantis criticized the previous proposals of the legislators, qualifying them as «weak» and a «betrayal» to the voters, before finally signing a negotiated package.

«There are still injured feelings,» said Gruters, «in both parties.»

298 million depart for the fight against immigration

Florida measures allocate 298 million dollars to hire more than 50 new agents that will focus on immigration, in addition to subsidies for equipment and training for local agencies, bonuses for officers collaborating in federal operations and reimbursements for the rental of detention facilities.

The proposal also imposes the death penalty for immigrants who are without authorization in the country who commit capital crimes. Democrats and civil rights defenders have argued that this provision is unconstitutional, citing precedents of the Supreme Court.

The package would also increase sentences to all crimes committed by immigrants who are without authorization in the country and establish a new crime of entering the State after having reached the United States illegally.

As part of the negotiation, legislators eliminated a previous proposal that would have stripped the governor of much of their emergency powers in immigration.

A provision that received bipartisan criticism repeals a law that gives eligibility to Florida students who are in the country without legal authorization for state enrollment in public universities.