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Arizona Immigration Enforcement Law
Overview
In April of 2010, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB1070 into law, igniting a hot debate over immigration enforcement in the United States. One of the toughest immigration enforcement laws passed on the local level, the purpose of the immigration enforcement law is to:
- ·Ensure “the cooperative enforcement of federal immigration laws throughout all of Arizona;”
- ·“Make attrition through enforcement the public policy of all state and local government agencies in Arizona;” and
- ·“Discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity by persons unlawfully present in the United States.”
Immediately criticized by the Obama Administration, Attorney General Eric Holder and the Justice Department launched a federal lawsuit against the state of Arizona, claiming that the new law preempted federal law. After considering a motion from federal attorneys, Federal Judge Susan Bolton blocked several portions of the law hours before it took effect on July 29. Judge Bolton blocked provisions that require local police to inquire about immigration status if they have reasonable suspicion after the have stopped, detained, or arrested an individual, forbid illegal aliens from soliciting work in public places, and requires legal immigrants to carry their immigration papers at all times.
Arizona has appealed Judge Bolton’s injunction to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Documents Reveal Collusion Between Justice Department and ACLU in Arizona Lawsuit
Thursday, January 27, 2011, 5:10 PM EST – posted on NumbersUSA. (http://www.numbersusa.com)
Documents obtained by Judicial Watch through a Freedom of Information request reveal that the Department of Justice colluded with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) while preparing its lawsuit against Arizona and the state’s immigration enforcement law. Emails between the two organizations that were obtained by Judicial Watch revealed information sharing and strategy discussions.
One email exchange obtained by Judicial Watch involved the leader of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Right Project, Lucas Guttentag, and the Deputy Solicitor General, Edwin Kneedler. The email exchange revealed that the two men had met briefly to discuss their respective cases and discussed district court rules and legal strategies.
Another email exchange revealed a conversation between ACLU staffers and the Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh Wilkenfeld who signed the government’s pleadings in the lawsuit against Arizona.
“It is one thing to share the ACLU’s disrespect for the rule of law but it is quite another to collude with the organization on a prosecutorial strategy against the State of Arizona. Frankly, these new documents show it is hard to tell where the ACLU ends and the Justice Department begins,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “The Obama Justice Department is supposed to be an independent, nonpartisan law enforcement agency. Many Americans will be disturbed, though maybe not surprised, to find that Eric Holder’s Justice Department is colluding with one of the most leftist organizations in the nation. We know whose ‘side’ this Justice Department in on when it comes to the enforcement of our immigration laws.”
To read the documents obtained by Judicial Watch, visit their website at http://www.judicialwatch.org/news/2011/jan/obama-justice-department-colluded-aclu-attack-arizona-s-sb-1070-according-documents-un.
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