FLORIDA — Gov. Ron DeSantis' special legislative session focusing mainly on immigration begins Monday, Jan. 27. 

What You Need To Know

  • Gov. Ron DeSantis called for a special session to begin Monday, Jan. 27

  • Lawmakers and local organizations have been vocal about their concerns with some of the proposed actions to combat illegal immigrants
  • Some of the proposed bills include ending in-state tuition for illegal immigrant students and deportations

However, some state representatives and local organizations at not on board with a special session.

Lawmakers on Sunday filed 11 bills to the House and Senate, mostly related to illegal immigration.

A pair of companion bills, SB 18-A/HB 21-A, also focused on new restrictions for citizen-led ballot initiatives.

DeSantis also said he wants to see an end to in-state tuition for undocumented migrants (SB 20-A/HB 19-A), as well as appointing an immigration czar, which would empower police to detain and deport migrants back to their home countries (SB 14-A/HB 11-A).