US judge blocks Florida law that bars transporting migrants into state

Lawsuit blocks Florida law that criminalizes the transport of undocumented immigrants

Farmworker, immigrant and civil rights groups who sued the state praised the ruling blocking part of the law that went into effect last year.

Judge Blocks Florida Law Criminalizing Transport Of Illegal Immigrants Into State

Judge Blocks Florida Law Criminalizing Transport Of Illegal Immigrants Into State Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge has temporarily blocked part of a Florida law that criminalizes transporting illegal immigrants into the state. Illegal aliens from Cuba line up to board a bus to be driven to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection station as they are processed in Marathon, Fla., on Jan. 5, 2023. (Joe Raedle/Ge…

Praise for U.S. judge who blocked FL's restriction on transporting undocumented immigrants • Florida Phoenix

Florida Immigrant Coalition photoQuality Journalism for Critical Times Immigrant-rights organizations are cheering a federal judge who blocked enforcement of a Florida law criminalizing transportation of undocumented immigrants into the state. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman of the Southern District of Florida ruled Wednesday that federal law preempts that language in the state law, SB 1718, because federal authorities hold exclusive power to reg…

Judge Blocks Florida Law Criminalizing Transport of Illegal Immigrants Into State

A federal judge has temporarily blocked part of a Florida law that criminalizes transporting illegal immigrants into the state. The challenged law was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis a year ago, when southern border states were bracing for a flood of illegal immigrants following the scheduled expiration of Title 42, a public health order that allowed border enforcement agents to quickly expel those deemed at risk of bringing in COVID. Touted by Mr. …

Judge blocks part of DeSantis immigration law that prohibits transporting illegals into Florida

The bill was blocked by U.S. District Judge Roy Altman, who agreed with prosecutors that the law was probably preempted by federal immigration laws, and rejected claims that the injunction would harm efforts to identify drug-traffickers.

Fla. Judge Blocks Immigrant Transport Law During Litigation

A Florida federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a new law that criminalizes the transportation of unauthorized immigrants, saying the law intrudes on the federal government's authority over immigration matters.