DeSantis announces lawsuit against federal government over border crisis

[libertybele]

I would love to see ALL red states file suit!

DeSantis announces lawsuit against federal government over border crisis

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference alongside Attorney General Ashley Moody at the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday to announce a lawsuit against the federal government.

DeSantis also signed an executive order forbidding Florida state agencies from cooperating with the federal government if it attempts to transport undocumented immigrants to Florida.

The governor called what is happening at the southern border with the United States, “a total disaster.” He blasted the Biden administration for its border policy while announcing the lawsuit.

“It is a total disaster, and it is a disaster that has been created by disastrous policy choices by president Joe Biden,” DeSantis said.

“No one, let me repeat that no one is above the law,” Moody said. “We are seeing dramatic effects at our border. It is an unmitigated crisis based on this president’s refusal to follow federal law.”

The governor also signed an executive order prohibiting state agencies from helping undocumented immigrants sent to the state. He said the Biden administration won’t give them a heads up on how many people are arriving or are already present.............

https://www.winknews.com/2021/09/28/desantis-to-hold-a-news-conference-with-ag-moody-at-lee-county-sheriffs-office/

[Elderberry]

Florida sues Biden administration over catch-and-release policy, alleging violation of federal law

Fox News By Brooke Singman , Adam Shaw 9/28/2021

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-sues-biden-administration-over-catch-and-release-policy

The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration over its "illegal" catch-and-release policies at the Southern Border, saying they cause harm to the state's "quasi-sovereign interests," while claiming officials are either in violation of federal immigration law, or simply abusing their authority.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed the suit against the administration Tuesday, as part of a joint effort with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to "uphold the rule of law despite the Biden administration's decision to violate the law."

The suit was filed in the Pensacola Division of the Northern District of Florida. Moody is not seeking a preliminary injunction. The defendants in the suit are the Department of Homeland Security, its component agencies, like Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as well as Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, top officials from ICE, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

The attorney general is also suing the United States itself.

Fox News exclusively obtained Florida's lawsuit against the Biden administration Tuesday.

"The Biden administration's illegal border policies cause Florida harm," the lawsuit states. "Many of the aliens illegally released by the Biden administration are arriving, or will arrive in Florida, harming the state's quasi-sovereign interests and forcing it to incur millions of dollars in expenses."

Under U.S. code 1225, when individuals arrive in the United States, either at ports of entry, or when caught crossing the border illegally, they are considered "arriving aliens" under immigration laws.

Under U.S. code, those individuals are required to be detained until a decision is made as to whether they are to be admitted to the country. This rule applies even if the individual is claiming asylum--an immigration judge would determine if they are entitled to asylum before release into the U.S. interior.

The only exception to the rule is the federal government's "parole authority," which allows releasing aliens into the interior immediately, but may only be used on a "case-by-case basis" and only for "urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit."

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