Lawmakers in Florida approved a bill to ban sanctuary cities in the Sunshine State, and all that is left is for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign it into law.
The Tampa Bay Times reported Thursday the measure passed in both the House and Senate. The bill stipulates state and local law enforcement agencies will be required to comply with federal "immigration detainers," which are used when a suspected illegal alien is in custody.
There are hundreds of sanctuary cities and counties across the United States in Democrat-controlled areas. Republicans and members of the law enforcement community have pushed back on them, and the Trump administration has flirted with withholding certain federal funds to jurisdictions that refuse to enforce immigration laws.
President Donald Trump recently discussed how he came up with the idea to send detained illegal immigrants into sanctuary cities, a plan that is underway.
"Now we're sending many of them to sanctuary cities, thank you very much. They're not too happy about it. I'm proud to tell you that was actually my sick idea," Trump said at a rally.
"Hey, hey, what did they say? We want them. I say we'll give em to you, thank you."
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