All law enforcement officers in Florida’s 2nd Judicial Circuit have been told by State Attorney Jack Campbell to “refrain” from enforcing Florida’s immigration law – or face legal repercussions.
“This is not optional, and the Court has the ability to hold each of us in contempt for not following her direction,” Campbell, the Big Bend’s top elected prosecutor, wrote in a April 23 letter, referring to a federal judge’s order to temporarily suspend the law. “Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.”
Addressed to all sheriff’s offices and police departments in Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, Liberty, Franklin and Jefferson counties, as well as universities’ police departments, Capitol Police Department, Florida Highway Patrol, Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Campbell’s message reminded them of Miami-based U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams’ temporary restraining order …