Judge: AL Immigration Law Could Pave Way For Unlawful Arrest Suits

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Source: TPM

A federal judge presiding in the lawsuit over Alabama's immigration crackdown said in a hearing Wednesday that "there are a lot of problems with this statute," and that it could lead to a number of unlawful arrest suits.

U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn heard arguments in a Birmingham court about the Department of Justice's request that the court block parts of the law until its lawsuit can be settled. "My job is to decide if this is constitutional," Blackburn said in the hearing.

The DOJ argues that the law, set to go into effect Sept. 1, interferes with federal immigration policies, and is therefore unconstitutional.

The law would allow law enforcement to verify the immigration status of anyone they suspected of being in the state illegally, and make it illegal to hire or rent property to illegal immigrants.


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Alabama Immigration Law May Lead to Suits Over Police Checks, Judge Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-24/alabama-immigration-law-may-lead-to-suits-over-police-checks-judge-says.html

Obama administration seeks stay of Alabama immigration law
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/24/us-alabama-immigration-idUSTRE77N6P920110824

Lawyers for the Obama administration and other groups asked a federal judge on Wednesday to temporarily block Alabama's immigration law, widely seen as the toughest state measure on illegal immigration in the country.

[asjr]

1. Have the concentration camps been

built yet?

[MADem]

2. The federal judge is apparently firing on all cylinders. That's refreshing. NT