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Federal Judge Rebukes Florida AG, Orders Local Police To Stop Enforcing State Immigration Law

A US Army soldier monitors the country's border with Mexico at Eagle Pass, Texas, after President Donald Trump ordered 1,500 more active military personnel to the border as part of his actions to tackle undocumented immigration (Credit: AFP)

A federal judge strongly rebuked Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier for telling local law enforcement agents they could ignore an order of hers blocking them from carrying out an immigration law.

Concretely, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams said she was "surprised and shocked" to learn about Uthmeier's actions. "What I am offended by is someone suggesting you don't have to follow my order, that it's not legitimate," Williams told state attorneys, according to Fox News.

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