Federal Judge Strikes Down Portions of Florida Law Banning ‘Sanctuary Cities’

Claims bill was racially motivated because of groups involved in the process

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is interviewed by The Epoch Times at Florida International University in Miami, Fla., on May 24, 2021. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

A Florida law prohibiting the establishment of so-called sanctuary cities, or municipalities trying to shield illegal immigrants from arrest, violates federal law, a federal judge ruled this week.

Florida Senate Bill 168 bars sanctuary policies, or policies that prohibit or impede law enforcement from complying with federal immigration law or that block law enforcement agencies from communicating or cooperating with federal immigration agencies.