Overview

• U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams found Attorney General James Uthmeier in civil contempt on June 17 for telling law enforcement they were not bound by her April restraining order.
• Williams ordered Uthmeier to submit biweekly disclosures of any arrests, detentions or law enforcement actions under the challenged statute, with the first report due by July 1 and a review of reporting duties after six months.
• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the preliminary injunction on June 6, maintaining that Florida’s misdemeanor for unauthorized entry likely conflicts with federal immigration authority.
• Immigrant rights groups including the Florida Immigrant Coalition and the Farmworker Association of Florida sued to block the law, arguing it violates the Supremacy Clause by usurping federal enforcement powers.
• The contempt ruling highlights a deepening legal battle over the limits of state power in immigration enforcement and the rule of law upheld by federal courts.