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In a 2-1 decision, the northern California panel blocked an appeal of the law that would have required officers to detain people they suspect are in the country illegally to verify their status.
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Arizona's lawsuit claims the federal government has failed to gain "operational control of the border," enforce multiple federal immigration laws, and protect Arizona from the impact of illegal immigration.
Read More →However, the panel may also reject the law's sections that make it a state crime for a person to not carry immigration papers, as well as allowing criminal punishment of illegal immigrants who seek work in Arizona.
Read More →In her ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton found that "race, alienage, or national origin discrimination was a motivating factor in the enactment of S.B. 1070."
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More serious crime breeds and multiplies something like bacteria in an untreated wound when petty offenses are ignored.
Read More →Protesters of Arizona's immigration law that went into effect today showed up at civic facilities to block access and chain themselves to a central jail building, even though the toughest aspects of the law have been put on hold by a federal judge.
Read More →Arpaio released a statement saying he has received intelligence that thousands of protesters may picket his office headquarters or Tent City detention encampment in Phoenix.
Read More →Bolton blocked the highest-profile sections including the requirement that police officers check a person's immigration status and that immigrants must carry paperwork at all times.
Read More →Sheriffs' Dever and Babeu are strong advocates of the new SB 1070 law that requires officers with reasonable suspicion to ask subjects about their immigration status.
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Holder made the announcement on CBS' "Face the Nation" news program. The Department of Justice has already sued to overturn the law based on the concept that immigration falls under a federal rather than state control.
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