Orlando Sentinel: Florida lawmakers are again considering a sweeping anti-“sanctuary” bill that would prohibit local governments from withholding information from federal immigration officials and require jails to hold inmates suspected of being in the country illegally.
The legislation, led by Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota, the recently-elected chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, would give whistle-blower protection to officers who report people they suspect to be in the country illegally to federal authorities, while also protecting crime victims and witnesses from having their immigration statuses disclosed.
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