Jan 17
Nearly five months ago, a federal appeals court in Atlanta issued a set of opinions that invalidated numerous provisions of Alabama HB 56, the most pernicious state immigration law in the country. After Alabama asked the full court to reconsider its rulings, the active judges unanimously rejected its request. Out of other legal options, the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/01/17/out-of-legal-options-alabama-files-petition-at-supreme-court/
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 18
Late Tuesday night, opponents of Arizona SB 1070 filed new papers in court seeking to block Section 2(B) from taking effect, arguing that state legislators were driven by anti-Latino bias and that the provision will inevitably result in constitutional violations. The motion, filed by civil rights groups, cited numerous previously undisclosed emails from former State …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/18/breaking-new-injunction-sought-in-challenge-to-arizona-sb-1070/
Jul 17
Yesterday’s TIME Magazine carried a story on what it billed as the Obama administration’s “next immigration battle”—the spread of state and local laws around the country preventing jails from holding immigrant detainees on behalf of the federal government. California and Chicago appear poised to join the list, and federal officials have floated the possibility of …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/17/why-the-administration-should-avoid-a-fight-over-anti-detainer-laws/
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/
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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