A U.S. federal judge, Roy Altman, has temporarily blocked a provision of Florida's immigration law, Senate Bill 1718, which criminalizes the transportation of undocumented immigrants into the state. The law, which took effect in 2023, imposes criminal penalties for willfully transporting individuals who lack legal immigration status. The judge's decision highlights the tension between state and federal authority over immigration matters. The law had been championed by Governor Ron DeSantis and aimed at curbing illegal immigration. The ruling marks a significant victory for immigration advocates who argued that the law intrudes on federal jurisdiction and threatens individuals with jail time for everyday activities like visiting family or going to work.
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A federal judge temporarily blocks the enforcement of a restrictive Florida immigration law that criminalizes the transportation of undocumented persons into the state. https://t.co/Z5QmIB8phQ
Judge (a Trump-appointed jurist) backtracks after blocking #Florida law criminalizing transport of undocumented migrants https://t.co/ijaWpQRV2z via @syraob & @anaceballos_
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Judge Blocks Florida Law Criminalizing Transport of Illegal Immigrants Into State https://t.co/sHKmm3BADQ
A federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump blocked a provision in a Florida law aimed at curbing illegal immigration on Wednesday. DETAILS: https://t.co/nB4KfxLgpk https://t.co/tovpjYEm4E
Judge blocks key part of #Florida law pushed by @GovRonDeSantis making it a crime to transport undocumented immigrants https://t.co/QerdHtsjrF via @fineout
US District Judge Roy Altman temporarily blocked part of a Florida law that imposes criminal penalties for willfully transporting people who lack legal immigration status into the state. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: https://t.co/tPd4HcaOFI https://t.co/uCH3dYDxkh
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"US judge blocks Florida law that bars transporting migrants into state." (via @Reuters) https://t.co/QpTrLB1D9K
Court blocks Florida law penalizing those who transport illegals into the state https://t.co/l3U8sBlfCx
Remember Florida’s anti-immigrant law SB 1718? The provision within it making it a felony to travel with an undocumented person into the state, even if they are friends or family, has been blocked by a federal judge for now. https://t.co/inIIotW8EU
Judge blocks Florida law criminalizing transport of undocumented immigrants into state: https://t.co/v1ePwyGdnL
A US judge has temporarily blocked part of a Florida law that criminally bars transporting people who lack legal immigration status into the state. The law, which took effect in 2023, amended the crime of human smuggling to classify such cases as felonies https://t.co/Vw4DQIx2iK https://t.co/cMHHG9bd44
A federal judge temporarily blocked a Florida law that penalizes anyone who knowingly transports an illegal immigrant into the state, the Daily Caller reported. https://t.co/uCiYWKRrkD https://t.co/7ZMhvN13DD
#BREAKING: Federal court blocks Florida law that penalizes individuals for transporting illegal aliens into the state, saying such power is only for the federal government
Trump-Appointed Judge Temporarily Blocks Florida's Anti-Illegal Immigrant Transportation Law https://t.co/caxL1dFp0v
Huge win today for immigration advocates. A federal judge has blocked a provision of Florida’s anti-immigrant Senate Bill 1718, which makes it a felony to transport undocumented immigrants into the state, even if they are friends or family. https://t.co/9ARZ2qygWh
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a new law that criminalizes the transportation of unauthorized immigrants, saying the law intrudes on the federal government's authority over immigration matters. https://t.co/Rv2vjYfm8Y
A federal district court judge has temporarily halted a Florida law that aims to crack down on the employment and transportation of undocumented immigrants. https://t.co/Vjdiq600cp
NEW: Judge temporarily blocks Florida law criminalizing transport of undocumented immigrants into state https://t.co/yyO5DyXqEY with @syraob
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BREAKING: A federal court just blocked a provision of Florida's brutal anti-immigrant law which threatened people in Florida with jail time for doing regular things like going to work and visiting family. Today's decision marks an important victory for people in Florida.
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