May 26, 2022
A raft of conservative states has urged the Eleventh Circuit to side with Florida in the Sunshine State's effort to upend a federal judge's ruling finding key portions of a 2019 law banning "sanctuary" immigration policies were unconstitutionally discriminatory.
May 19, 2022
The state of Florida has told the Eleventh Circuit that a federal district judge was wrong to strike down key portions of a 2019 state law banning "sanctuary" immigration policies as unconstitutionally discriminatory.
September 21, 2021
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday struck down key portions of a 2019 state law banning "sanctuary" immigration policies as unconstitutional, finding a South Florida city and immigration advocates proved discriminatory intent and violations of equal protection rights at a bench trial in January.
January 14, 2021
Counsel for immigrant advocacy organizations challenging a 2019 Florida law banning so-called sanctuary policies ripped a state attorney Thursday over his comparison of their legislative efforts to those of alleged anti-immigrant "hate groups" whose involvement they say was evidence of the law's alleged discriminatory intent.
January 06, 2021
A 2019 Florida state law banning so-called immigration sanctuary jurisdictions and requiring state and local officials to support federal immigration enforcement efforts had a discriminatory intent, an expert witness for immigration advocates and a South Florida city testified in federal court Wednesday.
January 04, 2021
A South Florida city and immigration advocates say a 2019 state law banning so-called immigration sanctuary policies violates equal protection rights, as a bench trial on their challenge to the law kicked off Monday before a Miami-based federal judge.
July 17, 2019
The city of South Miami and several immigrant advocacy groups have filed suit in Florida federal court over a new "anti-immigrant" law banning so-called sanctuary policies, saying the legislation was designed by alleged hate groups to create fear in the state.