TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida officers are pushing again after a federal choose briefly blocked the enforcement of a brand new state legislation concentrating on undocumented immigrants.
State Lawyer Normal James Uthmeier was held in civil contempt earlier this yr after sending a memo arguing that the choose’s order was legally flawed and didn’t forestall legislation enforcement from upholding the legislation, which was signed by Governor Ron DeSantis.
“She wished me to direct all of our state legislation enforcement to face down on imposing Florida’s new state immigration legislation, and I used to be not [going to] do this,” Uthmeier mentioned Thursday throughout an look on “America Studies.”
The DeSantis-signed statute makes it a misdemeanor for anybody within the U.S. illegally to enter or re-enter Florida. U.S. District Choose Kathleen Williams beforehand issued a short lived restraining order blocking enforcement of the coverage after a lawsuit was filed by the Florida Immigrant Coalition and different involved teams.
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Demonstrators rally outdoors Miami Federal Courtroom calling for Governor Ron DeSantis to abide by the courtroom’s restraining order blocking enforcement of a brand new immigration legislation, in Miami on Could 29, 2025. Federal Choose Kathleen Williams issued a short lived in
Choose Williams claims Uthmeier violated that order when he despatched out a message telling members of legislation enforcement that the judicial order didn’t restrain them from imposing the immigration legislation.
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Uthmeier claims the choose has “overstepped her bounds,” and he has not walked again his actions.
“If being held in contempt is the worth to pay for standing on precept and standing on the legislation, then so be it,” he mentioned.
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The state AG additionally framed the dispute as a part of a broader sample of judicial interference with the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, notably on the nationwide stage.
This month, U.S. District Choose James Boasberg dominated that the Trump administration should present due course of to a whole bunch of Venezuelan migrants deported underneath the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. Earlier this week, a U.S. appeals courtroom agreed to pause that order from Boasberg.
In line with Uthmeier, judges throughout the nation are overreaching their position, one thing he says would ship the nation’s founding fathers “rolling over of their graves.”
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“So many of those judges throughout the nation that begin pushing coverage and laws, and that is not the position of the judiciary,” he mentioned. “The federal authorities, the Trump administration, they’ve delegated authority to all of our state legislation enforcement officers to exit and use federal authorities to detain and deport, and we’re [going to] proceed to try this.”
The courtroom has ordered Uthmeier to submit bi-weekly stories detailing any arrests, detentions, or different legislation enforcement actions taken underneath the contested legislation. He should additionally instantly notify the courtroom of any arrests underneath the legislation and supply full particulars.
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Regardless of the authorized challenges, Uthmeier says Florida is ready to take the case so far as the U.S. Supreme Courtroom.
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“We imagine the state ought to have its personal legislation. For one more period, the place we would have a Biden or Obama administration, the place there’s an open border, a state ought to be capable to defend its sovereignty,” he mentioned. “So, we are going to enchantment the state legislation case as much as the Supreme Courtroom.”
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