Sep 12
Late last month, after a panel of federal judges unanimously struck down major provisions of Alabama HB 56, a statement issued by Gov. Robert Bentley gave reason to hope the state would graciously concede defeat. Calling it time “to move past court battles,” Bentley said Alabama should turn its focus to the handful of provisions …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/09/12/alabama-doubles-down-appeals-ruling-on-hb-56/
Aug 24
Kris Kobach’s official job title is Kansas Secretary of State. But he is better known for drafting—and being hired to defend in court—state and local immigration laws designed to make undocumented residents “self-deport.” His two most notorious undertakings are Arizona SB 1070 and Alabama HB 56, which have largely been eviscerated by federal courts. Yesterday, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/24/why-kobachs-lawsuit-against-deferred-action-is-unlikely-to-stand-up-in-court/
Aug 21
As with the Supreme Court’s recent opinion on Arizona SB 1070, initial media coverage portrayed the (technically) mixed rulings on the Alabama and Georgia immigration laws as a split decision. But do not be fooled: yesterday’s opinions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit represent a sweeping win for the immigrants’ rights …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/21/alabama-ruling-yet-another-rebuke-to-state-immigration-laws/
Aug 20
In a series of decisions issued Monday afternoon, a federal appeals court in Atlanta struck down major portions of controversial immigration laws passed by Alabama and Georgia—including a provision requiring public school officials to determine the immigration status of newly enrolling students. As the first decisions to be issued following the Supreme Court’s opinion in …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/20/breaking-federal-court-strikes-down-major-provisions-of-alabama-georgia-immigration-laws/
Jul 16
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio may finally face the music this week in a federal trial in Phoenix. The renowned anti-immigrant media glutton and self-proclaimed “America’s Toughest Sheriff” stands accused of discrimination and harassment charges in a class action lawsuit involving the ACLU and MALDEF. Arpaio has a long history of abuse and discrimination in …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/16/sheriff-joe-arpaio-to-stand-trial-on-racial-profiling-charges/
Jul 10
Prior to the Supreme Court’s recent decision on Arizona SB 1070, other states that passed immigration laws were also embroiled in complicated legal battles. Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Utah all passed restrictive immigration laws, parts of which were challenged in court and subsequently enjoined pending the Supreme Court’s ruling on Arizona. Now that the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/10/some-states-attempt-to-move-forward-on-immigration-laws-following-supreme-court-decision/
Jul 09
Less than three weeks after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Arizona v. United States—which struck down three provisions of SB 1070 and invited future challenges to a fourth—civil rights groups are back in court resuming their challenges to copycat laws in other states. Going forward, the lawsuits will focus more on how to interpret …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/09/civil-rights-groups-resume-legal-challenge-to-alabamas-immigration-law/
Jun 27
The Supreme Court dealt a blow to the restrictionist movement on Monday by striking down three provisions of Arizona SB 1070 and leaving a fourth vulnerable to future challenge. But in a lesser noticed development, the Court also undercut the arguments of critics who contend the President violated the Constitution by recently directing his administration …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/27/in-arizona-case-supreme-court-affirms-legality-of-prosecutorial-discretion/
Jun 27
The Obama administration suspended part of its controversial 287(g) program in Arizona this week following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Arizona v. United States. DHS announced that it was ending its “287(g) task force agreements” in Arizona —agreements which deputize certain local police to enforce immigration laws. Other state immigration programs, however, like Secure Communities …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/27/dhs-rescinds-part-of-controversial-287g-program-in-arizona/
Jun 26
Even as the Supreme Court struck down three provisions of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law (SB 1070), the Justices appeared to embrace a major falsehood of nativist ideology: that immigrants are more likely to be criminals than the native-born. On page six of the majority opinion, the Court maintains that unauthorized immigrants are “reported to be responsible …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/26/does-the-supreme-court-think-most-immigrants-are-criminals/
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