Federal judge temporarily blocks part of DeSantis immigration law
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Florida immigration law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that imposes criminal penalties on anyone who transports illegal immigrants into the state.
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U.S. District Judge Roy Altman issued a temporary injunction against that provision and in his decision cited testimony from plaintiffs that they were "now too afraid to travel in and out of Florida with their undocumented friends or family members - for fear of being arrested or prosecuted or of having their family members deported."
Altman, who was appointed by former President Trump, blocked the law while a lawsuit brought by the Farmworker Association of Florida and several people who say they were impacted works its way through court.
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