Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced a new partnership between the Florida Highway Patrol and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to enhance immigration enforcement within the state.

It is not clear how many of nearly 2,000 sworn troopers currently employed by the FHP would be deputized and trained or how much it would cost,

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol is taking a bigger role in immigration enforcement efforts around the state. Over the weekend, troopers helped federal agents in Fort Myers. Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state signed an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security for troopers to begin enforcing immigration law.

Through today’s agreement, ICE will delegate the authority to the Florida Highway Patrol to perform specified immigration officer functions under the agency’s direction and oversight. This includes identifying and removing already incarcerated criminal aliens who are eligible for removal before they are re-released into the community.

Governor Ron DeSantis expanded illegal immigration enforcement to state troopers on Friday morning.DeSantis announced a new partnersh

"This agreement will give FHP expanded power and authority to interrogate any suspected alien or person believed to be an alien" in the U.S., DeSantis said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to execute immigration enforcement. Florida will be one of the first states in the country to have state law enforcement be given expanded power for immigration enforcement under a deal with the U.