A series of sweeping immigration reforms in Florida are also causing concern among nearby immigrant communities in Georgia.
One bill signed into law this week will charge citizens who knowingly drive an undocumented person across the border into Florida with a third-degree felony — specifically human trafficking and smuggling. Under the law, out-of-state drivers licenses issued to undocumented people are no longer valid in Florida.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed S.B. 1718 into law Wednesday. Other penalties and restrictions include requiring hospitals that accept Medicaid to ask patients about their citizenship status, and funneling $12 million dollars into DeSantis’ controversial “unauthorized alien transport program.”
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