Thread: Feds Ask Supreme Court To Stay Away From AZ Immigration Law

Feds Ask Supreme Court To Stay Away From AZ Immigration Law





The U.S. Justice Department asked the Supreme Court Thursday to leave be a lawsuit involving Arizona's controversial immigration law, claiming that lower courts have already blocked tough provisions targeting undocumented immigrants.

The state law is a challenge to federal policy and is designed to establish Arizona's own immigration policy, the department's solicitor general said in a filing with the justices. Arizona says the law is an effort to cooperate with the federal government.

One provision requires that police, while enforcing other laws, question a person's immigration status if officers suspect they are in the country illegally. In April, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a federal judge's ruling halting enforcement of that and other key provisions in the Arizona law.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is seeking to overturn the judge's decision and wants Supreme Court review of the case, arguing that the issues are of compelling, nationwide importance.

SUMMARY

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer wants the Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that halted some key provisions in the immigration law.

The Justice Department disagreed.

"That several states have recently adopted new laws in this important area is not a sufficient reason for this court to grant review" of the first appeals court decision affirming a judge's preliminary ruling against part of one of those state laws, Justice told the high court.

The Arizona law has been followed by others, including Alabama, where lawmakers enacted a requirement that schools check students' immigration status. That provision has been blocked temporarily.

The Justice Department, about 30 civil rights organizations and prominent church leaders are challenging Alabama's law. Still standing there are provisions that allow police to check a person's immigration status during traffic stops and make it a felony for illegal immigrants to conduct basic state business, like getting a driver's license.

Last week, the federal government sued South Carolina in an effort to stop the state's tough new immigration law. The South Carolina law requires that officers call federal immigration officials if they suspect someone is in the country illegally following a traffic stop for something else.

Based on reporting by the Associated Press.

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gov Jan Im with you all the way I saw you on TV when you sign
the paper .i was so happy when you did that .Obama want all of the illegal immigrants only for the vote
well it not going to work why the illegal immigrants think they run our country . well they don't they don't & will not do this In mexico
no way in hell
so for all of the Senator In all 50 state wake the hell up
the American are Not & will not back down . I know for one will fight
for my Country .
so let hear it all of the other state fight
yes I know for One want all of the illeagl immigrnats out No only
Mexico all of the other country also . Im sick of this
I see on TV all of the Senator . Im going to do this if im president
& when you do get in what happen you don't do one thing ?

so all you do is you say what you want us to hear. & that it
So gov jan good luck I know mr W you would be good
you care about our County thank you

No amnesty

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