First on FOX: Florida Attorney General James Usmeer He was fired Wednesday by a federal judge appointed by Obama to stop enforcement of state immigration laws.
Uthmeier told Fox News Digital that he filed a complaint with the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit to maintain a motion to suspend Florida. Illegal Immigration Act.
“As the late Justice Scalia once said, “If securing that territory in this way is not within the scope of strength. [Florida]”We should stop calling it a sovereign state,” Usmeyer said.
Uthmeier originally told Judge Kathleen Williams that he could not tell law enforcement officers not to enforce new state laws to make it a misdemeanor to enter Florida to avoid the Fed.
To reject the judge who ordered a halt to enforce national immigration
Immigration rights protesters and Florida Attorney General James Usmier (Getty)
Williams found the law violated the hegemony clause. The US ConstitutionUthmeier rebutted, but he was unable to order Florida Highway Patrol to stop the order.
“Florida police officers don’t need my permission to do their job, and the judge cannot order law enforcement officers to stop when they’re not even parties to the case,” Uthmeier told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
“This is Law 101. She has no jurisdiction. I hope that the appeals court will correct the issues created by the lower courts and reaffirm that as the “most dangerous branch,” district court judges must remain in the lanes of the constitution. ”
In his submission, Usmeyer said Florida had “didn’t do anything more… [but] It helped the United States to curb illegal immigration within state borders and did not take any measures that violate the Constitution.
“SB 4-C (Law) commits crimes Entering Florida of people who illegally entered the United States. That law tracks federal laws to the tee. ”
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“Florida law defines “illegal aliens” as “people who are illegally present in the United States.” Federal Immigration and Nationality Act. ”
“I don’t think that the AG should be lightly empty to respect the proper separation of the rule of law and power. The ACLU is set to obstruct the president. Donald Trump’s Efforts to detain and bore illegals, and we are going to fight back. We will defend the law vigorously and move forward with President Trump’s agenda. Illegal immigration. ”
