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An American Immigration Council attorney who sued Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida’s Senate Bill 1718 is vague and could lead to discrimination in its enforcement.
“It’s unclear what it means when it says inspected by immigration authorities,” said Kate Melloy Goettel, legal director of litigation at the American Immigration Council. “What’s surprising is it doesn’t give fair notice of who can and cannot be transported. It’s really concerning because when you have a law that’s vague, regardless of what type of law it is, that is a recipe for arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement by law enforcement.”
In addition to DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, Florida Statewide Prosecutor Nicholas B. Cox and the attorneys general for all 20 Florida Judicial Circuits are named as defendants.
