Some Florida officers are continuing to charge people under halted immigration law
Florida law enforcement officers continue to charge individuals under the halted state immigration law, with July arrests reported despite a federal injunction, officials said.
- Some officers kept enforcing the statute months after Judge Kathleen Williams halted enforcement, defying a federal injunction, according to reports.
- An ICE employee’s email to Congress indicated Florida officials rely on authority from the halted law, allegedly justifying detentions at 'Alligator Alcatraz,' advocates say.
- A Sarasota County sheriff’s officer arrested two men in separate incidents on July 3 and July 28 under the enjoined law for DUI and license charges.
- The judge ordered Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to file bimonthly reports, which showed two more people were charged under the law in July.
- The State Attorney’s Office for the 12th Judicial Circuit dismissed charges and asked officers to heed the court’s injunction, despite ongoing enforcement efforts.
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Some Florida officers are continuing to charge people under halted immigration law
Some law enforcement officers are continuing to charge people under a Florida law that bans people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state, even though a federal judge has halted enforcement of the law while it’s challenged in court.
Arrests occur despite the order of the U.S. Supreme Court, which upheld the Southern Florida District ruling on July 9.
The Florida government continues to arrest migrants under its controversial SB 4-C law, one of the most aggressive in the country because it criminalizes undocumented immigrants at the state level, despite an order from the U.S. Supreme Court that held it suspended in July, according to court documents.The state attorney general, [...] The entry into Florida continues the arrests of immigrants under controversial law despite an order from the U.…
In violation of Miami judge’s order, Some Florida officers still arresting migrants under Florida law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Some law enforcement officers are continuing to charge people under a Florida law that bans people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state, even though a federal judge has halted enforcement of the law while it’s challenged in court. Two more people were arrested and charged under the law in July, according to a report Florida’s attorney general is required to file as punishment for defying the judge’s ruling. Bo…
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