'More than sadistic': State AG implores SCOTUS to allow enforcement of law criminalizing being an undocumented migrant
Jerry LambeJun 24th, 2025, 11:31 am
Florida's attorney general is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and allow him to continue enforcing a state law criminalizing the entry and presence in Florida of migrants who have entered the United States illegally.
Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to stay a lower court order directing Florida to stop enforcing SB 4-C while the AG's appeal plays out.
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams on April 4, issued a 14-day stay blocking the law signed into effect by Gov. Ron DeSantis in February which purports to grant state law enforcement the power to arrest and prosecute undocumented immigrants.
Uthmeier's 34-page filing asserts that his state's inability to implement the law has left Florida exposed and vulnerable to the "evil effects of illegal immigration," which he describes as "more than sadistic."
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/more-than-sadistic-state-ag-implores-scotus-to-allow-enforcement-of-law-criminalizing-being-an-undocumented-migrant/
