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Maria Villarroel

Florida GOP Ends Weeks of Infighting With New Compromise Bills on Immigration

A new set of immigration bills will be enacted in Florida after almost three-weeks of tension between the Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis (Credit: Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

After weeks of infighting in Florida's Republican Party, an agreement has been reached on a revised set of immigration bills. While the lawmakers made some concessions, they still revoked Gov. Ron DeSantis' sole authority to deal with the matter.

The new set of bills comes after an almost three-week tense standoff between the governor and his fellow Sunshine State Republicans. DeSantis, who is in his last term in office, had called for a special legislative session on immigration earlier this year, but the Florida legislature declined, asserting that they would discuss the issue in their own terms.

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