Gov. Ron DeSantis released a budget plan Monday that includes more than $500 million to crack down on illegal immigration.

A major bone of contention: the Governor wants to control the fight against illegal immigration. The TRUMP Act passed by the Legislature, which DeSantis said he would veto, instead gives authority to Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson. The brewing compromise represents a thawing of rhetorical ice in recent days.

On The Florida Roundup, Sen. Joe Gruters and Rep. Maxwell Frost offer insight on the legislation passed during the special session and the conflict between Gov. Ron DeSantis and some GOP lawmakers.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed budget would direct $505 million to the state Division of Emergency Management for immigration enforcement and earmark another $4.4 million to set up a “special immigration unit” within the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission “to immediately assist the federal administration’s enforcement of illegal immigration.

Gov. Ron DeSantis attempted to salve the intense enmity that has grown in recent weeks between himself and Florida legislative Republicans over the issue of illegal immigration in public remarks he made on Monday morning.