The lawsuit challenges a section of the law criminalizint the transportation of undocumented immigrants.
is facing the first legal challenge to a sweeping anti-immigration law that recently went into effect in his state.
The Republican governor, who has made hardening Florida's immigration laws a key priority, is seeking to sway voters who favor hardline immigration policies away fromSenate Bill 1718, which took effect on July 1, cracks down on employers who hire immigrants in the country illegally. The law requires any business with more than 25 employees to use E-Verify, a federal system that determines if employees can legally work in the U.S., or face a loss of business license or fines of $1,000 per day per employee.
Republican presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to a question during a campaign rally on June 26, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. Gov. DeSantis engaged residents and voters while speaking on border security at the event.It also prohibits local governments from providing money to organizations that issue identification cards to immigrants lacking permanent legal status in the country and invalidates out-of-state driver's licenses held by people living in the country illegally.
The Southern Poverty Law Center and four other pro-immigration rights organizations have now filed a lawsuit challenging a section of SB 1718 that"This lawsuit is going to seek an injunction, looking to stop the implementation of Section 10" of the law, Paul Chavez, a senior supervising attorney for SPLC, toldSection 10 of the law says a person commits a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison, if they"knowingly and willfully transports into this state an...
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