Separately, the U. S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to reinstate a Florida law that would have allowed officials there to prosecute migrants who entered the state illegally. The court did not explain its ruling, which also noted the absence of any dissenting opinions. The order was issued in response to an emergency application. Florida’s immigration law, SB 4-C, criminalizes entering the state after illegally entering the U. S. and evading immigration authorities. Last year, the Supreme Court allowed a similar law in Texas to take effect. U. S. District Judge Kathleen Williams, an Obama appointee, issued an indefinite injunction against the law, finding it likely preempted by federal immigration law and unconstitutional.
Florida appealed to the Supreme Court last month after a three-judge panel from the 11th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the injunction.
