New Florida Department Law Enforcement commissioner is a familiar face

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: September 29, 2026

Words: 517

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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With just months before Florida gets a new chief executive, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday installed a familiar face to lead the state’s main law enforcement agency.

DeSantis appointed Larry Keefe, a former top aide to the governor who helped carry out the plan to transport immigrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in 2022, as commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The operation sparked outrage and eventually led to …

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