Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed into law what he calls the toughest anti-illegal immigration bill in the country. He spent weeks negotiating with state legislators, who at times debated passionately on the floors of the house and senate.

After a month of online squabbling on social media, a third effort led to compromise legislation that the House and Senate both approved

Under the previous bill passed by lawmakers, SB 2B, state-level immigration enforcement would have moved solely under Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson. DeSantis called that bill “weak” and said Republican lawmakers were trying to undermine his efforts to crackdown on illegal immigration.