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Florida attorney general digs in against judge blocking new state immigration law
Judge Kathleen Williams scheduled a hearing later this month that could lead to Uthmeier being held in contempt of court for flouting her orders in the immigration case.
Judge says Florida attorney general defied her order on immigration law
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Florida immigration enforcement: AG continues fight against judge halting state immigration law
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has fired back yet again at a Miami federal judge who has attempted to halt enforcement of a state immigration law.
Federal judge says local police must follow order to halt enforcement of Florida immigration law
A federal judge told attorneys for the state of Florida on Tuesday that an order freezing the enforcement of a new state immigration law absolutely did apply to all of the state’s local law
Florida asks court to temporarily allow it to enforce law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter state
The law, passed during a February special legislative session​, created state crimes for undocumented immigrants who enter or re-enter Florida.
Stay in your lane: Florida AG fires next volley against judge halting state immigration law
Immigration is on the mind of a Florida judge this week after AG James Uthmeier filed a motion to block her from halting enforcement of an immigration law.
Judge ‘shocked’ after Florida attorney general tells police not to follow order pausing immigration law
A Florida federal judge said she was “surprised and shocked” on Tuesday when Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter to local police saying they didn’t need to follow her order ...
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A Judge Told Florida Not to Arrest Undocumented Immigrants. The State Did Anyway.
But law enforcement from at least ... after reviewing booking logs for several Florida jails. On April 8, four days after the judge’s ruling, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper stopped a 41 ...
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He was arrested under a suspended Florida immigration law. Turns out he’s a U.S. citizen
In apparent defiance of a federal court ruling ... to enter Florida, according to a police report. But a federal judge in Miami had already blocked the state from enforcing that law through ...
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Who is Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez? US-born man detained under Florida's new immigration law
Lopez-Gomez, 20, remains in jail under an ICE detainer despite a court ruling no ... charge him under Florida’s newly passed immigration law, SB 4-C—a law that a federal judge had already ...
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Florida AG Threatens To Remove Orlando Mayor Over Immigration Policy
Chapter 908 of the Florida Statutes contains provisions that outline how the state will enforce federal immigration laws. According ... brewing after a federal judge ruled the administration ...