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Florida Says Adios To 'Sanctuary City' Declarations
Townhall.com ^ | June 15, 2019 | Beth Bauman

Posted on 06/15/2019 1:20:49 PM PDT by Kaslin

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday signed a controversial bill that prevents cities throughout the Sunshine State to declare themselves "sanctuary cities." Instead, the bill mandates cities and law enforcement personnel cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

“I am proud to sign the bill presented to me by the Florida Legislature to uphold the rule of law and ensure that no city or county jurisdiction can get in the way of Florida’s cooperation with our federal partners to enforce immigration law," DeSantis said in a statement on Friday. "This is about public safety, not about politics. We must do everything within our power, and use all the tools available to us, to ensure that our communities are safe.”

Senate Bill 168 gives Gov. DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody the authority to "initiate enforcement actions" against cities and municipalities who decide to ignore the law. The bill also requires any current cities that have enacted sanctuary policies to repeal those declarations.

Sanctuary cities received major focus after Kate Steinle was killed in 2015 while walking with her father on a San Francisco bridge. Her killer was someone who had been deported back to Mexico five different times, primarily for varying levels of drug offenses. ICE had provided the San Francisco Police Department with a detainer request, which asks the local authorities to keep the person in custody until an ICE agent is able to retrieve the illegal alien. Because San Francisco is a "sanctuary city" for illegal aliens, the police department ignored the detainer request and released him from jail.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who represents the area, is supportive of the law because it protects the public's safety. During the signing, he delivered a speech about the crisis at the border:

Congressman @mattgaetz on the Border Crisis and Catch & Release:

"We now have 5k ppl showing up every day on the border...they get held for about 3 or 4 days and then they get a plane ticket anywhere in the country, and you pay for it." pic.twitter.com/YQqi29gFsc— The Columbia Bugle ???? (@ColumbiaBugle) June 14, 2019

We need more state legislatures and governors to stand up and say "enough is enough." Local law enforcement has a duty and a responsibility to report illegal aliens to ICE. We don't know who these people are, what their history or background is. We don't know if they've committed a crime or not. And we're supposed to catch them and release them into our communities? If ICE wants them in custody, it's for a good reason. We need to let these agents do their jobs to the best of their abilities. They can't do their job if local authorities aren't doing theirs.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; abolish; desantis; florida; illegalmmigration; illegalsinvasion; sanctuarycities; unlawful
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1 posted on 06/15/2019 1:20:49 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Time for all states to follow Florida’s lead


2 posted on 06/15/2019 1:24:32 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Liberals, Rinos, moslems, illegals, lamestream media. All want America to fail and die)
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To: Kaslin

If banning sanctuary cities is controversial, we are in deep trouble as a nation.


3 posted on 06/15/2019 1:31:07 PM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: no-to-illegals
Time for all states to follow Florida’s lead

Never get the communists empire of California and NY to follow. These two communists criminal anti Constitutional shi! holes will never be a real part of America again.

4 posted on 06/15/2019 1:39:36 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: Logical me

I choose to remain positive but your point is noted


5 posted on 06/15/2019 1:41:50 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Liberals, Rinos, moslems, illegals, lamestream media. All want America to fail and die)
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To: Kaslin

Elections have consequences. WINNING!


6 posted on 06/15/2019 1:43:37 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Kaslin

Call your Governor!


7 posted on 06/15/2019 1:45:11 PM PDT by amihow
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To: Kaslin

For all y’all non Floridians allow me to translate:

This was yet another “Miami must behave itself” law. We have to pass those regularly in Florida.


8 posted on 06/15/2019 1:49:41 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: Kaslin
"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday signed a controversial bill that prevents cities throughout the Sunshine State to declare themselves "sanctuary cities"."

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........... Ron DeSantis ....... perhaps a future President of the U.S.

9 posted on 06/15/2019 2:02:59 PM PDT by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it divine ...)
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To: Logical me

True, but all the ones in Georgia can start making their way to both places, asap, if Gov Kemp and the Georgia legislature pass an identical bill.

God Willing!!!


10 posted on 06/15/2019 2:07:12 PM PDT by qaz123
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To: Kaslin

I hope the bill has a provision for prosecuting uncooperative sharifs deputies etc. like the looser Israel.


11 posted on 06/15/2019 2:15:14 PM PDT by Track9
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To: Track9

I see it supposedly does.


12 posted on 06/15/2019 2:19:51 PM PDT by Track9
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To: Kaslin

Thank you!!! This story is now the highlight of my Saturday.


13 posted on 06/15/2019 2:20:55 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: Tennessee Nana; TADSLOS

ping


14 posted on 06/15/2019 2:24:58 PM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: ealgeone

==> Elections have consequences. WINNING!
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Yeop! Memory flash back to the evening of Nov. 6, 2016...Florida was the Battle of Midway to the MSM...they got real quiet when The Donald took her. Oh man that was a sweet moment in time.

Here’s Ted Nugent again on the next morning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=wnyK3PUv7fA


15 posted on 06/15/2019 2:26:39 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: a little elbow grease

Already, the best large-state governor in the nation ... no disrespect to Greg Abbott.


16 posted on 06/15/2019 2:32:46 PM PDT by Nothingburger
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To: Kaslin

“Controversial bill” huh? All it does is require officials who are sworn to uphold the law to ... uhh ... uphold the law.


17 posted on 06/15/2019 2:36:04 PM PDT by glennaro
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To: Kaslin

Winning...


18 posted on 06/15/2019 2:47:18 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Liz

Turning Point?

Let’s hope so.


19 posted on 06/15/2019 2:48:44 PM PDT by TADSLOS (You know why you can enjoy a day at the Zoo? Because walls work.)
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To: no-to-illegals

Texas did this in May 2017.


20 posted on 06/15/2019 2:53:05 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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