The Supreme Court is letting stand a lower court's ruling barring Florida from enforcing a contentious immigration law that imposes criminal penalties against undocumented migrants who enter the state.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow Florida to enforce a state law that makes it a crime for anyone who entered the United States illegally to enter or […]

The Supreme Court has refused to allow Florida to enforce an immigration law making it a crime for people who are living in the U.S. illegally to enter the state.

The law, enacted this year, made it a crime for unauthorized migrants to enter the state. Challengers say immigration is a federal matter.

Florida passed a law making it a crime for people in the U.S. illegally to enter the state. A federal judge said it's likely unconstitutional.

The law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis makes it a state crime to enter Florida after coming into the United States illegally and to re-enter the state following deportation.

At least seven states, including Texas, Oklahoma and Iowa, have passed similar laws in recent years. All are blocked for now or have not yet taken effect.

After Supreme Court rejects Florida's appeal for its immigration law, City Council member says court rulings back up what critics said about city law.

In a sweeping move to address attorney misconduct, the Florida Supreme Court has handed down various disciplinary measures to 18 legal professionals across the state, including three in metro Orlando.

Under the law, known as SB 4-C, anyone who “knowingly enters or attempts to enter [Florida] after entering the United States by eluding or avoiding examination or inspection by immigration officers” can be convicted of a first degree misdemeanor.

Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday left in place a block on a new Florida immigration law that imposes criminal penalties on migrants who are in the U.S. illegally and enter into the state, with the justices declining to pause a lower court decision that stopped it from taking effect while legal proceedings move forward.

Sen. Mike Lee filed an amicus brief, often called a “friend of the court” filing, to the Supreme Court as it considers taking up a long-running case about religious freedom over prayer ahead of a high school football game.