A Federal Judge today blocked parts of the Arizona Immigration Law just hours before it was set to go into full effect.
U.S. District judge Susan Bolton set a temporary injunction against the law that does the following:
- delayed provisions that required immigrants to carry their papers and banned illegal immigrants from soliciting employment in public places — a move aimed at day laborers.
- blocked officers from making warrantless arrests of suspected illegal immigrants for crimes that can lead to deportation.
"Requiring Arizona law enforcement officials and agencies to determine the immigration status of every person who is arrested burdens lawfully present aliens because their liberty will be restricted while their status is checked," Bolton wrote.
Justice Well Done Judge Bolton!
