With his signature on several immigration-focused bills Thursday, DeSantis buried the debate and announced his willingness to work with legislative leaders.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday afternoon as this week's special session on immigration nears an end, with lawmakers on a path to pass a bevy of new reform bills.

GOP leaders grudgingly returned to Tallahassee as DeSantis held press conferences accusing them of being soft on illegal immigration. The Legislature gaveled in and out and then called its own second Special Session, passing the TRUMP Act that bestowed the power of state immigration enforcement to Simpson.