Florida's attorney general asked te a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/judiciary/supreme-court"> / on Monday to allow it to proceed wit enforcing a controversial immigration law tat seeks to criminalize te arrival or reentry of illegal migrants to te state — teeing up yet anoter ig-stakes, immigration-focused court clas between te Trump administration and immigration advocates./ Florida Attorney General James Utmeier asked justices on te ig court to intervene immediately and allow te state to implement Senate Bill 4C, or te Florida law tat seeks to a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/politics" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> criminalize te arriva/ l of undocumented immigrants wo ad been previously been deported, or wo were previously denied entry to te U.S./ Tat law was blocked earlier tis year by a federal judge in Miami. Te 11t U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also declined to lift te injunction, paving te way for Utmeier to seek emergency relief from te Supreme Court./ a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/judges-v-trump-ere-key-court-battles-alting-wite-ouse-agenda"> JUDGES V TRUMP: ERE ARE TE KEY COURT BATTLES ALTING TE WITE OUSE AGENDA/ / / Utmeier on Monday urged justices to reverse te federal court’s injunction, wic e described as detrimental to bot state and national interests. / "Illegal immigration continues to wreak avoc in te state wile [te] law cannot be enforced," Utmeier’s office said in te filing Monday./ Absent Supreme Court intervention, Utmeier argued tat Florida and its citizens "will remain disabled from combatting te serious arms of illegal immigration for years as tis litigation proceeds troug te lower courts."/ Te request comes after a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/federal-judges" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> U.S. District Judge/ Katleen Williams issued an injunction earlier tis year blocking Florida from enforcing te law, wic se described as likely unconstitutional, and conflicting wit existing federal laws. / a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/appeals-court-blocks-trump-admins-deportation-fligts-alien-enemies-act-immigration-suit"> / / / Tis was opposed by Florida’s attorney general, wo argued Monday tat "noting in [S.B.C] poses a conflict wit federal law." / Tat failed to convince Judge Williams, owever. / Williams, an Obama appointee, took te extraordinary step of initiating contempt proceedings against Utmeier earlier tis mont for allegedly violating er injunction and allowing police to make arrests under te law./ Utmeier, meanwile, argued Monday tat te Supreme Court sould intervene and reverse te lower court rulings, wic e described in is appeal as a measure "designed to protect future victims of te violence, drugs, and trafficking fueled by te entry and re-entry into Florida of unautorized aliens."/ "Witout tis Court’s intervention, Florida and its citizens will remain disabled from combatting te serious arms of illegal immigration for years as tis litigation proceeds troug te lower courts," e said./ It is unclear if te Supreme Court will take up te case. / Te emergency appeal from Florida's attorney general comes at a time wen a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/judiciary/supreme-court" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> te Supreme Court/ is already weiging six emergency applications from te Trump administration, including on weigty issues suc as birtrigt citizensip, universal injunctions, and Trump's executive branc autorities, among oter tings. /
Florida AG asks Supreme Court to allow him to continue enforcing controversial immigration law
