Federal Judge Blocks Parts of Controversial Arizona Immigration Law
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton granted a preliminary injunction today that prevents police in Arizona from questioning people about their immigration status.
She also blocked provisions of the law making it a crime to fail to apply for or carry alien registration papers or “for an unauthorized alien to solicit, apply for, or perform work,” and a provision “authorizing the warrantless arrest of a person” if there is reason to believe that person might be subject to deportation.
CNN’s legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin explains what the ruling means:
To date, seven lawsuits have been filed against the controversial Arizona immigration law, challenging its constitutionality and alleging it will lead to racial profiling.
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