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FIRST ON FOX: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier fired back Wednesday
at an Obama-appointed Miami federal judge who attempted to halt
enforcement of a state immigration law.

Uthmeier told Fox News Digital he submitted a motion to the Atlanta-based
11th Circuit to stay a motion to halt Florida’s illegal immigration law.

"As the late Justice Scalia once said, ‘If securing its territory in this fashion is not within the power of [Florida], we should cease referring to
it as a sovereign state,'" Uthmeier said. "My office will fight this
judge’s order to the top if we must and continue being the Trump administration's best partner in the mission to remove every illegal alien
and protect our state and nation’s sovereignty."

Uthmeier had originally told Judge Kathleen Williams he could not tell his
law enforcement officers not to enforce the state’s new law making it a misdemeanor for illegal immigrants to enter Florida to avoid the feds.

FLA AG TO REBUFF JUDGE WHO ORDERED HALT TO STATE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT:
THE COURT HAS OVERSTEPPED

Williams ruled the law violated the supremacy clause of the U.S.
Constitution, while Uthmeier countered he couldn’t order the Florida
Highway Patrol to stop any enforcement because it wasn't party to the
order.

"Florida cops don't need my permission to do their jobs. And the judge
can’t order law enforcement officers to stand down when they aren’t even parties to the case," Uthmeier told Fox News Digital exclusively
Wednesday.

"This is Law 101. She doesn’t have jurisdiction. We hope the appellate
court will fix the problems the lower court created and reaffirm that, as
‘the least dangerous branch,’ district court judges must stay in their constitutional lane."

FLORIDA AG LAUNCHES OFFICE OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, LENDING LEGAL FIREPOWER TO DFEEND PARENTS' ‘GOD-GIVEN RIGHT’

In his filing, Uthmeier argued Florida did "nothing more … [but] to aid
the United States in curbing illegal immigration within the state’s
borders" and didn’t take any actions that would violate the Constitution.

"SB 4-C (the law) criminalizes the entry into Florida of those who have illegally entered the United States. That law tracks federal law to a
tee."

"Florida law defines an ‘unauthorized alien’ as ‘a person who is
unlawfully present in the United States according to the terms of the
federal Immigration and Nationality Act.'

"I do not believe an AG should be held in contempt for respecting the rule
of law and appropriate separation of powers. The ACLU is dead set on obstructing President Donald Trump’s efforts to detain and deport
illegals, and we are going to fight back. We will vigorously defend our
laws and advance President Trump’s agenda on illegal immigration."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/stay-your-lane-florida-ag-fires-next- volley-against-judge-halting-state-immigration-law

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