'Unconstitutional': Immigration experts knock Florida 'blueprint' for mass deportation
Source: The Palm Beach Post
'Unconstitutional': Immigration experts knock Florida 'blueprint' for mass deportation
Ana Goñi-Lessan, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida
Thu, May 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM EDT·8 min read
Immigration experts argue that Florida's "blueprint" for mass deportation is not only unconstitutional but also an overreach of state authority, effectively displacing federal law.
On May 12, Florida officials unveiled a 37-page immigration enforcement operations plan they say will be a model for efforts across the country. It's a "road map" for detention and the transportation of detained immigrants, and it includes potential sites for mass detention centers and projected costs.
But immigration attorneys say parts of the plan may result in false imprisonment and exorbitant costs, as the federal government has been reluctant to pay for past and future projects.
“This basically would change how immigration detention is managed, and that flies in the face of several decades of litigation that have established constitutional protections for people in detention and how you even get to be put in detention,” said Elizabeth Ricci, an immigration attorney in Tallahassee.
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