Arizona’s Altered Immigration Law Takes Effect, State Heads Back to Court

July 29, 2010 07:52


Arizona’s court-altered illegal immigration law went into effect just after midnight Wednesday, hours after a federal judge blocked its most controversial provisions — including on-the-spot police checks of suspected illegal immigrants.

FOXNews.com


“Soon after Judge Susan Bolton’s decision was announced, a spokesman for Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said the state will appeal the ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Thursday, asking the appellate court for a swift decision to lift the injunction and allow the blocked provisions to take effect.

Brewer vowed to take the case “all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary,” in a legal process that could take years to unravel, leaving other states considering similar laws in a legislative limbo.”

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