Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier assured that his office will continue to litigate in favor of a state law making it illegal to reside there as an undocumented immigrant.

All of Florida’s 67 county sheriff’s departments agreed to be delegated duties by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The local officers were arresting illegal immigrants under a Florida law until Uthmeier was forced to order them to stand down as the law is under litigation. Uthmeier explained that even though these law enforcement departments aren’t parties to the case, he was ordered to do so by a judge.