Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) mocked criticisms that the special session he has called for is “premature.”

With President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration less than a week away, DeSantis requested the Florida legislature to meet on Jan. 27 to begin supporting the president’s immigration policies. Trump has teased a plan to pursue mass deportations, which is supported by his incoming border czar, Tom Homan.

“You’re basically saying after four years of Biden’s really destructive immigration and border policies that it’s somehow premature for us to act with a new president coming in. Are you kidding me?” DeSantis said at a press conference Wednesday. “This is the time to act. We don’t have time to wait, and it’s never premature to do the right thing.”

Republican state House Speaker Daniel Perez and Republican Senate President Ben Albritton wrote a memo following the announcement from the governor’s office. Both suggested a special session is too early because “it is completely irresponsible to get out ahead of any announcements President Trump will make.”

DeSantis issued an outline of possible legislation, which included issuing criminal penalties for illegal entry, the establishment of an immigration enforcement officer, and mandating compliance with deportations from law enforcement under threat of suspension.

Perez and Albritton implied in their memo that they will not allow a special session to convene until they can determine “when and what legislation we consider.”

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“I mean, if Republicans don’t want to support this and they want to vote that down, then their constituents obviously will hold them accountable,” DeSantis said.

The governor claimed he knew about the immigration policies that Trump is planning to pursue via executive orders in his first days in office. DeSantis previously campaigned against Trump for president but ultimately endorsed him after dropping out of the race shortly after the primary elections began.