Federal court halts Florida’s anti-immigrant law

Anti-immigrant law created new state crimes targeting immigrants entering and living in Florida

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MIAMI – The ACLU of Florida is reporting that a federal court has granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of an anti-immigrant law that created new state crimes targeting immigrants entering and living in Florida.

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The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida in Miami ruled that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in showing that SB 4-C is unconstitutional.

SB 4-C created sweeping state crimes that made it a felony for certain immigrants to enter Florida and mandated jail time without bond.

Read more details here, which includes a link to the lawsuit.


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