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Pedro Camacho

Florida AG Tells Orlando Mayor 'There Will Be Consequences' if City Sticks With Policy Barring Officials From Inquiring About Immigration Status

Orlando Police Department vehicle (Credit: Creative Commons)

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has threatened legal consequences for Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer if the city maintains its policy preventing employees and police officers from asking law-abiding individuals about their immigration status.

In a letter posted to social media on Monday evening, Uthmeier cited the city's 2018 Trust Act as "unlawful and, as of 2019, void," stating that its continued enforcement violates Florida law.

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