Overview

• In a one-sentence order on July 9, the Supreme Court denied Florida’s emergency request to lift a preliminary injunction against SB4-C.
• SB4-C, signed in February by Gov. Ron DeSantis, would make unauthorized entry or re-entry into Florida a felony with mandatory minimum sentences.
• U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams blocked the law in April, ruling it likely conflicts with federal immigration authority under the Supremacy Clause.
• The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals fast-tracked Florida’s appeal in June but refused to stay the injunction pending full review.
• The American Civil Liberties Union, Farmworker Association of Florida and Florida Immigrant Coalition sued to block SB4-C, while 17 states and the Trump administration backed the state’s enforcement bid.