US EditionSome Florida officers are continuing to charge people under halted immigration law
FLORIDA, AUG 11 – 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.
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