The New York Times reports that a U.S. District Court in Arizona has rejected a request by a coalition of civil rights groups that the court strike down a provision in the state’s immigration law requiring authorities to verify the status of people who they suspect are in the country illegally.
Continue reading...MSNBC.com reports that the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-3 split, has struck down three key parts of Arizona’s anti-illegal immigrant law, but upheld the provision of the law that requires police officers stopping someone to make efforts to verify the person’s immigration status with the federal government.
Continue reading...The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (AL, FL, GA) announced that it would delay ruling on the constitutionality of either Alabama’s or Georgia’s anti-illegal immigration laws until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on Arizona’s law. The panel then proceeded to hear oral argument in the two cases.
Continue reading...The Huntsville Times reports that Alabama Attorney General (AG) Luther Strange has sent a letter to Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard and Senate President Del Marsh suggesting several major changes to Alabama’s immigration law.
Continue reading...CNN reports that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has responded by letter to questions asked by the Alabama Attorney General (ALAG). ALAG Luther Strange had questioned DOJ’s authority to demand extensive records on school enrollment and attendance in the current school year as part of DOJ’s investigation into whether Alabama’s new immigration law is discriminatory.
Continue reading...According to CNN, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a letter to Alabama school districts to make sure they are abiding by federal law, which declares that a child may not be denied equal access to schools based on his or her immigration status. In the letter, DOJ’s Civil Rights Division requests each school district to describe its enrollment practices regarding immigrant students and to provide data on student withdrawals and absences.
Continue reading...According to an Associated Press (AP) report in the Washington Post, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) motion for a preliminary injunction barring Alabama from enforcing a provision in its immigration law that requires school officials to verify the citizenship status of students enrolled after Sept. 1, 2011.
Continue reading...According to an Associated Press (AP) report carried by ABC News, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit seeking to overturn that portion of a lower federal court’s ruling allowing enforcement of some provisions of Alabama’s immigration law. DOJ’s appeal contends that the law, considered by many to be the most stringent immigration measure in the country, could cause considerable fallout as immigrants flee to other states or their native countries.
Continue reading...A federal judge has refused to block certain provisions of a closely watched Alabama law that is considered the strictest state effort to clamp down on illegal immigration, including a measure that requires immigration checks of public school students, says an Associated Press report in the Huffington Post.
Continue reading...Associated Press (AP) reports on WCNC Charlotte that a bill proposed in the North Carolina legislature would require principals to keep track of illegal immigrants in their schools. According to the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Dale Folwell, it wouldn’t bar anyone from attending school in North Carolina, but would be important for determining the costs of illegal immigration to the state. Opponents of the bill charge that it will intimidate parents and likely run afoul of federal law.
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