By Jim DeFede
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — We are awaiting a judge’s ruling in a federal lawsuit held in Miami, asking that Florida Senate Bill 168, outlawing so-called ‘sanctuary cities’, be declared unconstitutional.
The bill requires local law enforcement help federal agents round up undocumented immigrants.
READ MORE: 96-Year-Old Charite Ernest Missing Since SaturdayThere were no sanctuary cities in our state. Critics say the bill led to racial profiling.
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Jim DeFede
Jim DeFede joined CBS4 News in January 2006 and serves as an investigative reporter for the station, as well as host of its Sunday morning public...More from Jim DeFede