A federal judge appears to have reversed his decision and issued a new verdict in favor of the legitimacy of Florida’s immigration statute just hours after having declared the previous one to be unconstitutional.
Governor Ron DeSantis’ (R) immigration plan contains important elements that would make it unlawful for unauthorized migrants to enter Florida. On Tuesday, Judge Roy Altman issued an order temporarily blocking these provisions.
In terms of immigrant status, Altman concurred with the Farmworker Association of Florida that federal immigration statutes probably prevail over Florida law.
On Wednesday, Altman issued a supplemental ruling stating that he wanted to “clarify that preliminary injunction”. In order to do this, Altman issued a supplemental order stating that in this particular case, a statewide preliminary injunction would be appropriate.
It took Altman several hours to answer. After giving it more thought, Altman said in his second direction that he will offer an update on “the appropriate scope” of an injunction.
By June 6, the judge ordered all parties to submit a brief explaining whether the injunction would cover the entire state, all of a district, or just the plaintiffs.
Attorney General Ashley Moody of Florida contended that injunctions may prevent law enforcement from carrying out their responsibilities, like identifying drug dealers, but Altman’s first order rejected her claims.
Last year, DeSantis, the governor of Florida at the time, passed SB 1718, requiring the bus or plane transfer of specific migrants to blue states around the country.
The Florida Highway Patrol was sued in July of last year by the Farmworker Association of Florida and advocates for immigrant rights, with an eye toward the transportation of undocumented workers.
Senior attorney Spencer Amdur of the Immigrants’ Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union is adamant that Altman made the right decision in granting the injunction. According to Spencer Amdur of the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, Altman made the right decision in granting his injunction. According to Spencer Amdur, Altman made the right choice in issuing his order, which is why this specific decision is still legitimate and need to be put into effect right away.
He called this ruling a “important victory for communities across Florida” in a press statement.
According to the Miami Herald, there is uncertainty over the prosecution of cases that are still pending and the status of an injunction order as a result of Altman’s inconsistent and sequential orders on Thursday.
