ORLANDO, Fla. — Some Florida church leaders fear a proposed crackdown championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis could criminalize giving immigrants without legal status rides to services, Sunday school or doctor’s appointments.
State lawmakers are considering a sweeping immigration package that would make “willfully and knowingly” concealing or transporting a person who is in the country illegally a felony crime punishable by up to five years in prison.
Supporters say the legislation is intended to address a national crisis and deter people from crossing the border illegally.
