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That must be a restriction imposed on the court by Florida law - I think it’s pretty well established that ICE detainers alone don’t mandate anything of state c
by tacticalturtle 1y ago
That must be a restriction imposed on the court by Florida law - I think it’s pretty well established that ICE detainers alone don’t mandate anything of state courts or law enforcement.
Even ICE’s website says this:
> Immigration detainers are only requests. They don’t impose any obligations on law enforcement agencies
https://www.ice.gov/immigration-detainers#:~:text=Immigration%20detainers%20are%20only%20requests,obligations%20on%20law%20enforcement%20agencies. https://www.ice.gov/immigration-detainers#:~:text=Immigratio...
In Massachusetts where I live, the courts flat out ignore them and release individuals who are not accused of any crime, because:
> Massachusetts law provides no authority for court officers to arrest and hold an individual because of a federal immigration detainer
https://www.mass.gov/decision/lunn-v-commonwealth https://www.mass.gov/decision/lunn-v-commonwealth
Otherwise… I have no idea why the judge would just cave to the prosecutor’s argument like that.
- skissane 1y ago> Otherwise… I have no idea why the judge would just cave to the prosecutor’s argument like that. A lot of judges in lower courts just aren't that good... the best legal minds gravitate to the top of the system, the judges at the lower tiers are very much a mixed bag – some brilliant, some incompetent, others who've lost all passion for their job and are just doing the bare minimum to avoid removal...