A Florida federal judge said she was “surprised and shocked” on Tuesday when Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter to local police saying they didn’t need to follow her order pausing a new immigration law.

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams plans to hold a contempt of court hearing on the state’s defiance of her order

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