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  1. May 26, 2022

    Red States Back Fla.'s Anti-Sanctuary City Law At 11th Circ.

    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.

  2. May 19, 2022

    Fla. Tells 11th Circ. Anti-Sanctuary City Law Isn't Racist

    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.

  3. September 21, 2021

    Judge Finds Parts Of Fla. Anti-Sanctuary Law Unconstitutional

    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.

  4. January 14, 2021

    Final Push Made At Trial To Ax Fla. Anti-Sanctuary Law

    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.

  5. January 06, 2021

    Expert Testifies Fla. Anti-Sanctuary Law Is Discriminatory

    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.

  6. January 04, 2021

    Immigration Groups Challenge Fla. Anti-Sanctuary Law At Trial

    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.

  7. July 17, 2019

    South Miami Fights Florida's New 'Anti-Immigrant' Legislation

    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.