Creates a cause of action against local governments or law enforcement agencies with sanctuary policies if their failure to cooperate with federal immigration authorities materially contributed to an unauthorized alien causing a death, allowing lawsuits and waiving sovereign immunity, so more legal,
The estate of a person killed by an unauthorized alien has a cause of action against: (a) A local governmental entity or law enforcement agency that has a sanctuary policy in violation of s. 908.103.
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Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to impose a $10,000 fine for violations of immigration enforcement assistance agreements and reporting requirements, and creates a cause of action against law enforcement agencies that violate s. 908.11 or fail to comply with an immigration detainer if it,
The Department of Law Enforcement shall impose a fine of $10,000 for each violation of this section
Establishes a state program funded by fines to compensate residents harmed by unauthorized aliens, including for deaths via a new cause of action, so increases state-level responses tied to immigration violations.
The Department of Law Enforcement shall develop a program to compensate residents who have suffered harm caused by an unauthorized alien.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands immigration enforcement by penalizing sanctuary policies and non-cooperation with federal immigration authorities via fines, lawsuits, and sovereign immunity waivers, while creating a compensation program for victims of unauthorized aliens funded by those penalties.
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