This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Federal judges have imposed virtually no limits on themselves in taking over control of America's foreign policy regarding illegal aliens since President Donald Trump took office.
Protect illegals from deportation? Sure. Bring back illegals already deported? Of course. Turn deportation flights around in mid-air? Why not.
But in Florida, a case has developed where a judge issued her orders to people who were not party to the underlying lawsuit, and the state attorney general says that's too far.
James Uthmeier, the state's AG, explained the state law "does nothing more than exercise Florida's inherent sovereign authority to protect its citizens by aiding the enforcement of federal immigration law."
It was his memo to state law enforcement officials that triggered the judge.
The AG said Kathleen Williams, a judge, was just wrong to claim that all Florida law enforcement agencies are barred from enforcing a state law because "no law enforcement are party to the lawsuit."
The ACLU had sued on behalf of illegals, prompting the judge to intervene in the state's law enforcement.
A report at Fox News said Uthmeier explained, "I explained that I believed her after-the-fact expansion of her order to nonparties was wrong, and that my office would be arguing as much in short order. Today, my office filed a brief explaining why her order cannot possibly restrain Florida's law enforcement agencies from enforcing Florida Statutes Sections 811.102 and 811.103. We will continue to argue that position—including on appeal as soon as possible."
The law in question allows for misdemeanor charges against illegal immigrants who enter Florida and hope to avoid federal immigration officials.
"The judge wants me to put my stamp of approval on an order prohibiting all state law enforcement from enforcing Florida's immigration laws when no law enforcement are party to the lawsuit," he said. "I'm just not going to do that. We believe the court has overstepped and lacks jurisdiction there, and I will not tell law enforcement to stop fulfilling their constitutional duties."
The judge is using the power of her office to threaten Uthmeier with contempt, the report said.
"I do not believe an AG should be held in contempt for respecting the rule of law and appropriate separation of powers. The ACLU is dead set on obstructing President Donald Trump's efforts to detain and deport illegals, and we are going to fight back. We will vigorously defend our laws and advance President Trump's agenda on illegal immigration," he said.
The ACLU has complained that state officials tried to make it a crime "simply to exist as an immigrant in this state."
However, under federal law, those who enter the nation illegally, are, in fact, criminals.
Williams said she was "offended" that her orders would not be followed.
Law enforcement officers apparently were not expressly included in the case, because of a decision by the plaintiffs.
