Republican leaders from 17 states have filed a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court backing Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s push to enforce a law targeting undocumented immigrants who

TALLAHASSEE — After an appeals court rejected his arguments, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier last week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and at least temporarily allow enforcement of a new law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter the state.

The Florida law in question would make it a crime for undocumented migrants to enter the state if they had previously been deported or denied entry.