Fidel Sanchez remembers how hard things got after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law tightening restrictions on immigration in 2023. Out of nearly 80 workers and their families who used to work on his Plant City strawberry and vegetable farm,

DeSantis has called for casting a broader net. Earlier this month, DeSantis announced a new agreement between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Florida Highway Patrol that expands state officers' ability to interrogate, arrest and detain immigrants and carry out "street-level enforcement."

The new agreements involve the Florida State Guard, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the FDLE.

After DeSantis and the Legislature last week approved an immigration-enforcement plan, he signed memorandums of understanding that involve the Florida State Guard, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

NAPLES, Fla. — Naples Police Chief Ciro Dominguez has been appointed to the State Immigration Enforcement Council. The council was created by Senate Bill 2C, which was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday, February 13th. enforcement of federal immigration law.