File photo of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier at a press conference on April 14, 2025. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked Florida’s enforcement of a new state immigration law ...

Florida lawmakers passed the law during a special session, and DeSantis signed it on Feb. 13 to align the state with President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigration.

The law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis makes it a state crime to enter Florida after coming into the United States illegally and to re-enter the state following deportation.

In a move reminiscent of Trump administration immigration officials, Florida’s top cop has largely ignored court orders halting the law.Uthmeier was found in civil contempt of court by Judge ...

The U.S. Supreme Court maintained on Wednesday a judicial block on a Republican-crafted Florida law that makes it a crime for immigrants in the United States illegally to enter the state.

Florida's attorney general has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court asking permission to enforce the state's new law against illegal immigration. A judge has found him in contempt and some have been ...

WASHINGTON, United States — The US Supreme Court blocked Florida on Wednesday from enforcing a law that would make it a crime for undocumented migrants to enter the southern state. A federal ...

The ruling effectively blocks a sweeping immigration law signed in February by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who aimed to bolster Trump's immigration crackdown. Florida Senate Bill 4-C, which was ...

WASHINGTON − Florida can't enforce a controversial new law targeting undocumented immigrants entering Florida, the Supreme Court said on July 9 in rejecting an emergency appeal from the state.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow Florida to enforce an immigration law making it a crime for people who are living in the U.S. illegally to enter the state.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit upheld her injunction, saying it was likely that federal immigration laws pre-empt the state law.

Williams ruled that Florida's law conflicted with the federal government's authority over immigration policy. The Supreme Court's action came in a brief, unsigned order with no noted dissents.