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Florida attorney general loses appeal to overturn order blocking immigration law
https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-attorney-general-loses-appeal-010616501.htmlA judicial appeals panel has upheld a temporary injunction blocking the enforcement of a new state law criminalizing undocumented immigrants when they arrive in Florida — notching another victory for immigration advocates in a case that has drawn Florida’s attorney general into conflict with a Miami federal judge.
The Friday afternoon ruling by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta keeps in place a lower court order temporarily preventing police and prosecutors from making arrests and pursuing charges under Florida’s SB-4, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in February.
The law makes it a crime for immigrants to enter the state of Florida if they have been deported or denied entry into the country, or eluded immigration officers when coming into the United States.
“This is a difficult case, and this order does not finally resolve the issues,” states the order, issued by judges Jill Pryor, Kevin Newsom and Embry Kidd.
The unsuccessful appeal at the heart of Friday’s ruling was brought by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who sought to stay the temporary injunction.
The Friday afternoon ruling by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta keeps in place a lower court order temporarily preventing police and prosecutors from making arrests and pursuing charges under Florida’s SB-4, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in February.
The law makes it a crime for immigrants to enter the state of Florida if they have been deported or denied entry into the country, or eluded immigration officers when coming into the United States.
“This is a difficult case, and this order does not finally resolve the issues,” states the order, issued by judges Jill Pryor, Kevin Newsom and Embry Kidd.
The unsuccessful appeal at the heart of Friday’s ruling was brought by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who sought to stay the temporary injunction.