Civil and immigration rights groups are moving to temporarily block part of Florida’s new immigration law, arguing that a provision that makes it a felony to transport undocumented immigrants into the state causes extreme hardships.
A coalition of advocacy groups sued an array of Florida officials Monday, claiming that the state’s new prohibitions on transporting undocumented immigrants “could sweep in all manner of immigrants.” The lawsuit specifically targets Section 10 of the new bill, which makes it a felony to transport into Florida a foreign national who “entered the United…