Human Rights Watch: Arizona: US Court Blocks Immigration Law’s Worst Aspects

By Alison Parker, US program director at Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC) – A ruling by a US district court in Arizona on July 28, 2010, will temporarily block enforcement of the most problematic provisions of Arizona’s recent law targeting immigrants, Human Rights Watch said today. Under the temporary order issued by Judge Susan Bolton, law enforcement officers in Arizona will not be required to arrest people for “reasonable suspicion” of unlawful presence, and it will not be a state crime for immigrants to fail to carry identity documents. The US brought a lawsuit against the state of Arizona, contending that these provisions of the Arizona law, SB 1070, violate the federal government’s exclusive power over immigration.

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Human Rights Watch: Arizona: US Court Blocks Immigration Law’s Worst Aspects