Federal judge rules Florida attorney general in contempt over immigration law enforcement, requiring detailed reports on arrests of undocumented immigrants.
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AfederaljudgefoundTuesdaythatFloridaAttorneyGeneralJamesUthmeierwasincivilcontemptofcourtoverherrulingtopauseanewstatelawmakingitacrimeforpeoplelivingintheU.S.illegallytoenterthestate.
U.S.DistrictJudgeKathleenWilliamsorderedonApril29thatUthmeiershowcauseon“whyheshouldnotbeheldincontemptorsanctioned”forviolatingatemporaryrestrainingorder(TRO)fromthecourt,thoughWilliamsultimatelydecidedhewasunabletoconvinceherotherwise.
“IfbeingheldincontemptiswhatitcoststodefendtheruleoflawandstandfirmlybehindPresidentTrump’sagendaonillegalimmigration,sobeit,”UthmeiersaidTuesdayinapostonX.
FloridaGov.RonDeSantissignedlegislationintolawinFebruarythatmadeitamisdemeanorforillegalimmigrantstoenterthestateaspartofPresidentDonaldTrump’spushtocrackdownonillegalimmigration.
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