What this means is that no city or county can set themselves up to protect illegal aliens and any city or county official that tries to establish such on their own can be removed from office by the governor and can be subject to criminal penalties.
I would think that should they release
anyone with an ICE detainer against them and they go on to commit, say, a
murder, that official could be charged as an accessory before the fact.
From The Blaze: According to the Center
for Immigration Studies, there are currently no sanctuary cities in
the state of Florida, but Alachua County has declared itself to be a sanctuary
county.
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman said in a February 2017 blogpost that he would
“have no hesitation in declaring St. Petersburg a sanctuary from harmful
federal immigration laws,” but a spokesman clarified a few days later that Kriseman had meant
only that it was a sanctuary “in spirit.”
The sheriff of Pinellas County, which includes St. Petersburg, added that
the county was not “and will not be a ‘sanctuary county’ for people who commit
crimes. Regardless of statements made for political purposes.”
On Friday, DeSantis signed a bill that would
require “state entities, local government entities, and law enforcement
agencies to use best efforts to support the enforcement of federal immigration
law.” It also specifically calls out “unlawful sanctuary policies.”
DeSantis said that the law was in the interest of “public safety.” He
added that without the bill, illegal immigrants could commit crimes “and then
just walk out the door and continue to do it.” This law was something that
DeSantis had promised during his campaign.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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