Judge temporarily blocks new Florida immigration law

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen here between House Speaker Daniel Perez (left) and Senate President Ben Albritton (right), on Feb. 13, 2025, signed two bills passed in a special session by the Florida Legislature to create stiffer penalties for undocumented immigrants and assist President Donald Trump’s efforts to deport people in the country illegally. Ana Ceballos Miami Herald
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By Ana Ceballos Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau

TALLAHASSEE

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked police and prosecutors from enforcing a new state law that makes it a crime for immigrants to come into Florida after they enter the country illegally.

Calling the law likely unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams suspended enforcement of it for 14 days and scheduled a hearing for April 18.

The ruling is a setback for Gov. Ron DeSantis and law-enforcement officials who were already making arrests and prosecuting cases under the law, which was enacted in February following a contentious special session meant to enact policies that would help President Donald Trump’s immigration-enforcement plans.

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