Posted on 09/23/2021 9:49:46 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
Judge Beth Bloom, appointed by former President Obama, permanently enjoined the law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that banned Florida cities and counties from protecting criminal illegal aliens from federal immigration law carried out by the ICE agency.
“Defendants are permanently enjoined from enforcing Fla. Stat. § 908.103 and Fla. Stat. § 908.104 because these statutory provisions are unconstitutional,” Bloom wrote.
As part of her ruling, Bloom accuses DeSantis and Florida Republican Party Chairman State Sen. Joe Gruters (R) of having “discriminatory motives” in their efforts to pass the sanctuary city ban:
Here, prior to SB 168’s enactment, there was a rise in proactive policing measures addressing immigration issues across the country, which was fueled in part by the perpetuation of an immigrant threat narrative and the need to crack down on undocumented immigrants. Indeed, similar immigration enforcement bills had been presented in the 2017 and 2018 legislative sessions but had ultimately failed. Notably, then-Representative Gruters had been in favor of these prior anti-sanctuary bills. …
Similarly, while running for his current position, Governor DeSantis also perpetuated the immigrant threat narrative through his campaign advertisements, which depicted him building a wall with his son, and his public statements associating “illegal immigrants” with “lawlessness” and voicing his support for eliminating sanctuary jurisdictions. [Emphasis added]
DeSantis’s office said they will be appealing Bloom’s decision.
“We disagree with the ruling of the Obama judge and we expect to win on appeal,” said a spokesperson for DeSantis.
The case is South Miami v. DeSantis, No. 1:19-cv-22927-BB in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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Just another ruling by a lunatic leftist Obama judge which will be overturned.
And yet another JINO Bolshevik. Russia never runs out of them and always sends them to the USA.
First job of a new Republican congress . . . impeachments of these leftist activists substituting their opinions for provisions of the Cons.
SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS
A low level Judge can over rule a State Governor?
I like this DeSantis guy.
He’s pissing off all the right people!
Nonsense.
The judge in question read the US code very carefully looking for something vague and broad enough to cover her decree.
In a sane world she’d be overturned before the end of the day and ‘disappear’ before morning.
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