Creates new state crimes for illegal entry and reentry by adult aliens, with mandatory minimum sentences, detention requirements, and notification to ICE, so more immigration enforcement by state government.
An alien who is more than 18 years of age and who knowingly enters or attempts to enter this state after entering the United States by eluding or avoiding examination or inspection by immigration officers commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Requires law enforcement agencies to notify ICE and the Department of Law Enforcement upon arrest for the new state immigration crimes and to coordinate transportation out of the U.S., so more cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
At the time of arrest for a violation of this section, the law enforcement agency making the arrest shall notify: (a) Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States Department of Homeland Security and provide that agency information relating to the alien;
Mandates detention of aliens arrested for the new state crimes pending case disposition, bars them from diversion programs, and requires law enforcement to coordinate and fund transportation to the alien’s country of destination, so more state involvement in immigration detention and removal.
Notwithstanding any other law, and unless release is otherwise required by the State Constitution or the United States Constitution, an alien arrested for a violation of this section must be detained pending disposition of the case because no conditions of release can reasonably assure the presence of the alien at trial.
Creates a civil cause of action against persons who aid or assist aliens in illegally entering the state, with liability for damages, and provides indemnification and immunity for state and local officials enforcing the new immigration provisions, so more state-level immigration enforcement.
A victim of any crime committed by an alien who illegally entered or reentered the United States and then entered this state has a civil cause of action against any person who knowingly and willfully aided or assisted such alien in entering this state.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates new state felonies and misdemeanors for illegal entry and reentry by aliens (ss. 811.102, 811.103), criminalizes aiding such aliens (s. 811.104), mandates ICE notification and detention, requires state coordination of removal/transport, allows conversion of sentences to administrative probation tied to voluntary departure, and adds civil liability plus indemnification for enforcement actions. All provisions expand state and local immigration enforcement; no provisions restrict enforcement or address other tracked topics.
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