DeSantis said he's considering standing up a facility at a Florida National Guard training center known as Camp Blanding, about 30 miles southwest of Jacksonville.

During a press conference on July 16, 2025, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis lashed out at the Florida House of Representatives for introducing an amnesty bill that would've made the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center illegal.

TALLAHASSEE — After two weeks of bickering over who had the tougher immigration enforcement plan, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida legislative leaders have made up and agreed on measures to help ...

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' handling of a surge in Cuban immigration in recent weeks is being watched closely by those anticipating his launch of a 2024 presidential bid.

DeSantis now enters the Republican presidential primary as a candidate who goes beyond Trump-like rhetoric and acts against illegal immigration. When DeSantis signed S.B. 1718 into law May 10, he ...

READ MORE: Goaded to act by DeSantis, Florida lawmakers rebuke governor, unveil own immigration plan. The ongoing legislative fight is by far the most significant act of resistance that DeSantis ...