State won't appeal court ruling freezing new immigration law
Written by
Heather Gillers
12:38 PM, Jul. 19, 2011 |
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The state will not appeal a federal court decision to put on hold parts of Indiana's new immigration law, Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced today.

U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker issued a preliminary injunction June 24 against two provisions of the law, one barring the use of consular identification cards and another allowing the arrests of people whose immigration status is questionable.

Zoeller's decision not to appeal the injunction means those parts of the law will not be enforced while Barker is hearing arguments by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana that the provisions should be thrown out.

"Hoosiers’ frustration with the federal government’s inability to enact and enforce immigration policies prompted the Legislature to turn the wheels of state government to respond to this issue -- and I remain committed to defending legislative enactments against outside challenges,â€