Ex-Florida law enforcement official says he was forced to resign for defying illegal DeSantis orders

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Ex-FDLE chief of staff says he was forced to resign for defying illegal DeSantis orders - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered illegal surveillance of immigrants and ignored concerns that relocating them from Texas to another state could be considered kidnapping or false imprisonment, the former chief of staff at the state’s top law enforcement agency said in a whistleblower lawsuit. DeSantis also ordered the arrests of neo-Nazi demonstrators who weren’t breaking the law, former Florida Department of Law Enfo…