Florida’s New Law Challenged in Court

1. Several groups have filed a lawsuit challenging Florida’s SB 1718.
2. Florida’s immigration-related legislation, SB 1718, requires employers to use the E-Verify system and imposes criminal penalties on individuals transporting undocumented immigrants into Florida.
3. A complaint challenging the constitutionality of the new law, SB 1718, Section 10, alleges that it violates the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 1. SB 1718 imposes criminal penalties on transporting immigrants who entered the US unlawfully, without considering those who have sought or obtained immigration relief.
2. The law does not make exceptions for family members, emergency service providers, faith-based service providers, or providers of transportation for school and extra-curricular activities.
3. The law places state officials in the position of making complex determinations about people’s immigration status and history, which Congress chose not to prohibit.

Florida’s SB 1718 Faces Its First Legal Challenges