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| Florida Governor Signs Anti-Sanctuary City Bill Into Law |
| 2019-06-17 |
| [Free Beacon] In an aggressive attempt to enforce immigration law, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law banning sanctuary cities in the state. The law requires state agencies and law enforcement entities to support federal law enforcement when addressing illegal immigration in the state. Sanctuary cities restrict cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, meaning that they can serve as safe havens for illegal immigrants looking to avoid deportation. Over the course of his tenure, the Trump administration has targeted sanctuary cities with funding cuts for refusing to work with federal agencies such as Immigration Customs and Enforcement. There are currently no sanctuary cities in Florida, meaning the law bans any future defiance of federal immigration law from Florida's municipalities. The law was one of the Republican governor's major campaign promises, the Miami Herald reported. It will go into effect in October. State Sen. David Simmons (R.), co-sponsor of the law, addressed concerns that the law would damage relations between illegal immigrants and law enforcement, according to Spectrum News 13. He stressed that the legislation only pertains to cooperation with the federal government after an individual has been arrested for a crime. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 Like many of these laws, it has no teeth. Such cities should be held to be in a state of insurrection against the Federal government and the military sent in to restore order and remove the rebellious governments. Then we can watch the hangings. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-06-17 15:18 |
| #4 Iblis, I would expect that within days, if not hours, someone will file suit against the law, since it is supposed to be a Federal responsibility to enforce immigration laws. The states aren't supposed to do that. IIRC, that is one of the reasons Sheriff Joe got into trouble for trying to enforce federal laws. So, someone will file suit, probably in Hawaii, to block enforcement of the Florida law. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2019-06-17 14:18 |
| #3 FIFY: In an |
| Posted by: Iblis 2019-06-17 13:36 |
| #2 Sanctuary cities enable illegal immigrant criminality by giving them safe haven. Congress could fix this problem. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-06-17 09:43 |
| #1 Illegals can always go mooch in Baltimore or Boston. One of the wonders of free movement in this country. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-06-17 08:13 |