Court Directs Law Enforcment Agencies Not to Enforce Florida Immigration Law

Via a directive from U.S District Court, State Attorney Jack Campbell has notified the ‘Second Circuit law enforcement community” that they should take “no steps to enforce Sections 811.02 and 811.103” of the Florida Statutes.

The “law enforcement community” includes 23 agencies.

The referenced Florida Statute created state crimes for undocumented immigrants who enter or re-enter Florida.

Pointing to the federal government’s power to regulate immigration, a U.S. district judge temporarily blocked the new Florida law aimed at cracking down on undocumented immigrants.

U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams wrote that the plaintiffs “persuasively posit that SB 4-C (the law) unlawfully encroaches” on federal power to control immigration. She also cited details of the law, such as its requirements that people convicted of illegally entering the state face nine-month prison terms and longer sentences for subsequent convictions.

Campbell’s letter is provided below.

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7 Comments

  1. Tammy Wright
    Tammy Wright

    Jack Campbell needs to go!

  2. News Maven
    News Maven

    From Ballotopedia:
    Kathleen M. Williams is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She joined the court in 2011 after an appointment from Barack Obama.

    So, she’s a cog in the “fundamental transformation of America.”

    Am I’m “astounded” at her.

  3. August West
    August West

    "Noone is above the law" if a democrat likes the law. If they don't like it, you are free to break it without fear of Jack Campbell... wow.

  4. Bobby
    Bobby

    Our courts are a joke anymore.
    Why pay trillions a for government if they have no say and the crooked judges want to rule everything.
    If it was us breaking the law we'd be in jail.but Democrats and illegals get nothing

  5. David T. Hawkins
    David T. Hawkins

    I have said for Years that Campbell needs to go. ALL Law Enforcement Agencies are to help other Agencies to up hold the Laws. Entering the US illegally is a CRIME.

  6. Edward Lyle
    Edward Lyle

    We need to drain the Judicial Sedition Swamp of these Activists in Robes.

  7. Farrell
    Farrell

    An Obama appointee. Wow! I am so surprised!

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