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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Florida Police from Acting as Immigration Agents

HeadlineMay 01, 2025

A federal judge in Miami has ordered Florida police departments to stop deputizing officers to act as immigration enforcement agents. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams’s order came as she prepared to issue a preliminary injunction against a new state law that makes it a misdemeanor for undocumented immigrants to enter Florida by eluding immigration agents.

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