Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that he directed Florida Highway Patrol troopers to help enforce U.S. immigration law.

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

"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.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced 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.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the leaders of the Republican-led Legislature haven’t come to a consensus on the immigration bill passed last week. In the meantime, the governor announced on Friday an agreement with the federal government that he said would deputize Florida Highway Patrol troopers,