Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody warned the U.S. Department of Justice and against a politically-motivated investigation of Florida’s immigrant relocation program.
In a recent letter to the DOJ and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Florida AG Moody states that there is no legal basis for California’s request for the DOJ to investigate the program. Attorney General Moody’s letter responds to a request by the California Governor and Attorney General to the DOJ to investigate Florida and defends the state’s actions to transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities on a volunteer basis.
The letter also points out that California’s request is a political stunt and not a legal request, as California’s letter does not identify any violation of federal statute, judicial decision or law.
“California’s letter requesting that the U.S. Department of Justice investigate Florida is a ridiculous political stunt,” Attorney General Ashley Moody said. “Our voluntary immigration relocation program is lawful, and California’s request fails to identify any violation of federal law. As an Attorney General who leads hundreds of highly-qualified lawyers and has led dozens of legal challenges against this administration, it is jarring that California is not competent enough to articulate even a minimal legal basis for its request. I thought California loved to tout its commitment to illegal immigrants, but now its governor does not want more immigrants in California, claiming that more of them could break his state—how ironic.”
Attorney General Moody is strongly urging the DOJ to not bail out California or engage in another political investigation.
The letter states, “You have repeatedly stated that ‘political or other improper considerations must play no role in any investigative or prosecutorial decisions.’ Yet, the Democrat Governor and Attorney General of the State of California invite you to do exactly that in their letter to you dated July 6, 2023…While I would urge you not to bail out California or engage in another political investigation or litigation, if you make the unconscionable and unfounded determination to do so, Florida stands ready to fight against DOJ’s overreach. Florida has had tremendous success litigating against DOJ under the Biden Administration and I and Florida’s lawyers stand ready to depose, subpoena, and question Biden Administration officials in connection with such a proceeding… Another opportunity for litigation will only shine a brighter light on the Biden Administration’s complete abdication of its responsibility as to immigration and the jeopardy in which it has placed our country and its citizens.”
Read the full letter here:
AGMoody_CAimmigration_letterJuly2023
They do need to investigate, those poor immigrants were tricked and what FL. Did was trafficking, they should be held accountable. Go to another state and force people to go places they did not know was terrible. It is not our Governors job to do that. They were not in our state.
If anyone committed a felony(ies) it is Ron DeSantis. He bongs in an orange jumpsuit. Just like Trump found out. The wheels of justice grind slowly ..but they dont stop until justice is served. The fl AG threats are baseless and silly .
Diane Gelles< BRING THEM ALL TO YOUR HOUSE. I CAN POST YOUR ADDRESS FOR YOU. MAKE SURE YO LEAVE ALL THE VAUBLES ON YOUR TABLE DEAR!!! THEY DONT GIVE A KRAP ABOUT YOU. AS I WAS TOLD BY PHONE ABOUT A FRAUD CHARGE ON A CARD MY MILITARY HUSBAND PAYS FOR!!! HE SAID ITS NOT THE END, WE ARE TAKING OUR LAND BACK. YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A MOUTH PIECE FOR THEM. LAY DOWN AND OPEN UP, YOUR DOOR!! THEY ARE AND WILL EXPECT YOU TO GIVE THEM YOUR BED!!
Diane gelled, those poor immigrants were not tricked to go to another state they volunteered. The trick part was they were put on plane and brought to fla in the middle of the night that was trafficking by the biden administration, to a non sanctuary state so desantis sent them on up to Martha’s Vinyard which claimed to be a sanctuary city and then it was o no we don’t want those people here and they sent them on their way
I live in Florida. I find it appalling that the Florida governor will use our money to transport immigrants from Texas to California. That’s Florida money for Florida, not Texas.