Ariz. hits immigration law deadline



By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 8/10/11 6:58 AM EDT

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is facing a Wednesday deadline to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider her appeal of a lower court’s ruling that put parts of the state’s aggressive anti-illegal immigration law on hold.

Brewer, a Republican, vowed this spring to take the case to the high court following a ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting her motion to throw out a district court’s ruling that blocked implementation of parts of the law.

Among other provisions, portions of the law put on hold – which were originally set to take effect in July 2010 – would permit police to ask people they suspected of being illegal immigrants for their documentation if encountered while enforcing other laws, and would require immigrants carry documentation with them.

Brewer said in May that she was “frustratedâ€