SB1808 revises the definition of the term “sanctuary policy” to include activities that would prohibit a law enforcement agency from providing certain immigration information to a state entity. It also requires each law enforcement agency operating a county detention facility to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement and would penalize government contractors that transport illegal immigrants into Florida. 

The Senate passed SB1808 on March 3, 2022, by a vote of 24 to 15. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because state or local governments that pursue “sanctuary policy” undermine the U.S. Constitution’s provision–in both Article 1, Section 8, and Article 2, Section 3–that the federal government shall have the power to establish uniform immigration law and ensure that such law be faithfully executed. Moreover, the 10^th Amendment reserves powers to the states that can be used to address the crisis of illegal immigration and provide for their own public safety.

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