Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier argued that enforcing policy and legislation is “not the role” of the judicial branch, vowing that the state will continue to detain and deport illegal immigrants.

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams said state Attorney General James Uthmeier snubbed her order barring enforcement of a new Florida immigration law.

It seemed inevitable that U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams would hold state Attorney General James Uthmeier in contempt of court after he violated her order to stop enforcing a new law that makes it a crime for undocumented immigrants to enter Florida.