Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says his office has tools including suspending officials from office to compel local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in assisting in detentions and deportations.

A lawyer for a suspended Florida prosecutor told the state Supreme Court that Gov. Ron DeSantis exceeded his authority when he removed a Democratic state attorney from her elected office.

A Democratic Florida state attorney is challenging her suspension by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has removed another Democratic prosecutor, this time the state attorney from the 9th Judicial Circuit, which covers Orlando.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office has asked for records from a state attorney regarding a suspect in the fatal shootings last week of a TV reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a woman.