Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has pushed for an anti-sanctuary city law.
By Tim Craig Tim Craig National reporter Email Bio Follow April 24 at 2:34 PM The Florida House of Representatives voted Wednesday to require local officials to comply with federal immigration authorities, a move that brings the Republican-controlled state government to the cusp of enacting one of the nation’s most stringent laws against “sanctuary cities.”
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson last month signed a law to cut off funding for local governments that refuse to cooperate with ICE requests. Several other states also have policies prohibiting sanctuary jurisdictions: Iowa, Tennesse, Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
“Immigrants represent over 25 percent of our workforce and employ over 500,000 fellow Floridians,” the letter states. “It is their innovative spirit that keeps us moving forward. Anti-immigrant legislation will inflict long-lasting damage to the state of Florida.” “It is really unclear why this bill is necessary,” said Ingrid M. Delgado, the associate for social concerns for the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops. “This bill goes much farther than federal law requires, and mandates compliance with every detainer request, even for those who have not been convicted of a crime.”
Similar laws have been challenged in other states. The Florida legislation comes two years after Texas lawmakers passed a state law ordering that local authorities cooperate with ICE. Under the law, the state could fine local governments up to $25,500 a day for refusing to cooperate with immigration agents. Elected or appointed officials also could lose their jobs, and sheriffs and other police officers could go to jail if they refused.
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