Breaking: Justice Dept Files Suit Against Arizona
The Justice Department has filed suit against Arizona on grounds that the state’s new immigration law illegally intrudes on federal prerogatives and will seek a preliminary injunction to stop the legislation from taking effect.
But the filing also contained a civil rights component as well, arguing that the Arizona law would lead to police harassment of U.S. citizens and foreigners.President Obama has warned that the law could violate citizens’ civil rights, and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has expressed concern that it could drive a wedge between police and immigrant communities.
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Tags: DOJ, human rights, Immigration Rights, Obama
News | Derrick Mathis July 6, 2010
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