WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court from the United States on Wednesday to apply a law that would criminalize the entry of migrants in an irregular situation in this state of the south of the country.
A Federal District Judge suspended the law in April. He argued that he constituted a state interference in the federal immigration policy.
An Appeals Court confirmed the decision of Judge Kathleen Williams and the Supreme Court, in an un signed order, decided to maintain the blockade for the moment.
The law, which was signed in January by the Republican governor of Florida Ron Desantisestablishes prison sentences for migrants who enter the state if they are in an irregular situation.
Similar laws have been blocked by federal courts in four other states in response to lawsuits filed by defense groups of migrants.
Pro -immigrant organizations applaud
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) applauded the judicial ruling.
“This decision reaffirms what the Constitution demands: that the application of the Immigration Law is a federal issue,” said Bacardi Jackson, A ACLU directive in a statement.
“Florida’s attempt to avoid the federal authority and use local security forces to monitor immigration status is not only illegal, but also put thousands of people at risk of unfair detention, separation and abuse,” he added.
President Donald Trump campaigned for the White House with the promise to deport millions of migrants in an irregular situation.
Last week, Trump toured a new migrant detention center in Florida, nicknamed “Alcatraz de los Caimanes”, and joked saying that the reptiles that abound in the area will make guards.
