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The law, enacted this year, made it a crime for unauthorized migrants to enter the state. Challengers say immigration is a federal matter.
At least two people have been wrongly charged under a Florida law that outlaws people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state since a federal judge halted its enforcement.
Florida can't enforce a controversial new law targeting undocumented immigrants entering Florida, the Supreme Court said on July 9.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has appealed a federal judge’s ruling that found him in civil contempt because of a letter he sent in April after she ordered a halt to enforcement of a new state immigration law.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow Florida to enforce an immigration law making it a crime for people who are living in the U.S. illegally to enter the state. The high court’s action will keep the law on hold while a legal challenge continues. The court did not explain its decision and no justice noted a dissent.
Florida passed a law making it a crime for people in the U.S. illegally to enter the state. A federal judge said it's likely unconstitutional.
Now, a month after new state immigration laws backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis went into effect, Bonzil-Juste said she is beginning to see its impact on the immigrant community she serves.
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