Tag: Arizona Immigration Law of 2010: Page 2

Patrol

Appeals Panel Likely To Support Sections of Arizona's Immigration Law

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.

November 1, 2010

Patrol

Judge Won't Dismiss Challenge to Arizona's Immigration Law

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."

October 12, 2010

Women in Law Enforcement

Officers, Protesters Voice Opinions on SB 1070 in Phoenix

Lori M. Connelly spoke with a diverse group of people outside the Maricopa County Jail to hear their perspectives on the Arizona immigration law that's been the focus of so much debate, and was the reason for massive protests and arrests in Phoenix last week.

August 2, 2010

Patrol

Illegal Immigration: America's Broken Window

More serious crime breeds and multiplies something like bacteria in an untreated wound when petty offenses are ignored.

July 29, 2010

Patrol

Immigration Demonstrators Arrested After Blocking Traffic

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.

July 28, 2010

Patrol

Sheriff Arpaio Braces For SB 1070 Protests

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.

July 27, 2010

Patrol

Federal Judge Blocks Prominent Sections of Arizona Immigration Law

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.

July 27, 2010

Patrol

You Are In Eric Holder's Crosshairs

Our A.G. is seemingly convinced that cops are if not inherently racist, then at least subject to serious lapses in judgment when it comes to race.

July 22, 2010

Patrol

Two Southern Arizona Sheriffs Set Up Legal Defense Fund

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.

July 14, 2010

Patrol

Holder Says He May File Second Suit Against Arizona

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.

July 10, 2010

Patrol

Obama's DOJ Will Sue To Overturn Arizona Immigration Law

Federal attorneys will argue the legal doctrine of "preemption," which is based on the Constitution's supremacy clause and says that federal law trumps state statues. The filing will also contain a civil-rights argument that the law would lead to police harassment of U.S. citizens and foreigners.

July 5, 2010

Patrol

Obama Blasts Arizona Immigration Law As 'Ill Conceived'

During the speech, Obama said immigration reform is a federal responsibility and should be passed with bi-partisan support.

June 30, 2010