President Donald Trump's administration is reportedly considering adopting policies modeled on Florida's SB1718, a law signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in 2023, which mandates businesses with 25 or more employees use the federal E-Verify system to confirm workers' legal status. DeSantis himself referred to the legislation as DeSantis "the strongest legislation against illegal immigration anywhere in the country."
The legislation imposed enforceable penalties for those employing undocumented immigrants, and enhanced penalties for human smuggling, while also prohibiting local governments from issuing Identification Cards (ID) to them, invalidated ID cards issued to them in other states, and required hospitals to collect and submit data on the costs of providing healthcare to them.
