Judge Says Florida Can t Block Biden Immigration Directives It Disagrees With
On 5/20/21 at 1:50 PM EDT
Moody filed the appeal on Wednesday, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell issued a 23-page decision Tuesday rejecting Moody s request for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit she filed against the administration in March.
The lawsuit challenged two of Biden s immigration memos, arguing that the decisions threaten public safety.
The first memo, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on January 20, said the agency was setting a 100-day pause on certain removals as it reviewed policies and practices.
First Coast Crime Stoppers Executive Director Wyllie Hodges, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Nassau County Tax Collector John Drew are pictured Wednesday at the Florida Office of the Attorney General s Jacksonville Office. (WJXT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Information about crime-fighting and prevention initiatives will now be on display in tax collector offices across the state, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Wednesday.
Beginning Wednesday, resources on combating human trafficking and opioid epidemic, avoiding scams, and anonymously reporting crime will be found in tax collector offices.
Moody made the announcement about the collaboration with the Florida Tax Collectors Association at a news conference in Jacksonville. She was also joined by Alachua County Tax Collector John Power, Clay County Tax Collector Diane Hutchins, Duval County Tax Collector Jim Overton, Nassau County Tax Collector John Drew and First Coast Crime Stoppers Executive Director Wyllie H
Moody contends Biden administration directives on immigration threaten public safety in Florida.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody quickly launched an appeal Wednesday after a federal judge refused to block immigration-enforcement moves by President Joe Biden’s administration.
U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell issued a 23-page ruling Tuesday rejecting Florida’s request for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit that Moody filed in March against the Biden administration.
The lawsuit focuses on memos issued Jan. 20 and Feb. 18 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about immigration enforcement, with Moody contending that the directives violate federal immigration laws and what is known as the Administrative Procedure Act.
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