The partnership will give the Florida Highway Patrol the authority to conduct certain immigration enforcement duties.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is ratcheting up the state's efforts to help carry out President Trump's immigration policies.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis held a briefing in Tallahassee on Friday morning to announce a new agreement with the federal government on illegal immigration that he said will expedite the removal of people who are unlawfully living in Florida.

"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.