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Immigration law in effect while parts of it on hold

January 3, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

South Carolina’s new immigration law is now in effect. Although a federal judge put parts of the law on hold in December.

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Immigration laws pose a test of states’ rights in Supreme Court

December 29, 2011 by · Leave a Comment 

Strict new immigration laws in six states have been partially blocked by lower courts, but they are expected to receive a more favorable ruling by the Supreme Court. Federal judges have blocked strict new immigration laws adopted by conservative legislatures in half a dozen states, including a ruling last week that said South Carolina may not set up a “street-level dragnet” to stop and arrest …

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Utah’s immigration enforcement law ‘threatens Mexican nationals’ human and civil rights’

December 25, 2011 by · Leave a Comment 

Utah’s new immigration enforcement law “threatens the human and civil rights” of Mexican nationals, attorneys for the government of Mexico wrote in a friend of the court brief filed in U.S. District Court in conjunction with a lawsuit that challenges the law’s constitutionality.

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US court blocks key terms of SCarolina immigration law

December 22, 2011 by · Leave a Comment 

A court on Thursday blocked key provisions of a controversial new immigration law by the southeastern US state of South Carolina, less than two weeks before it was to take effect.

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Mexico, other countries pan Utah immigration laws

December 21, 2011 by · Leave a Comment 

Mexico and other Latin American countries say Utah’s new immigration laws interfere with diplomatic relations.

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Immigration ruling by Dec. 31

December 20, 2011 by · Leave a Comment 

South Carolina is expected to learn by year’s end whether its tough new immigration law will be sidelined indefinitely while legal wrangling over the measure continues.

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Immigration law hearing is today

December 19, 2011 by · Leave a Comment 

A hearing is set for today in U.S. District Court in Charleston regarding plans to implement South Carolina’s new immigration law

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Second foreign auto worker hassled: Will Alabama immigration law cost state?

December 1, 2011 by · Leave a Comment 

Citing the embarrassing arrest of a foreign auto worker under Alabama’s new immigration law, a Missouri newspaper recently extended an open invitation to companies like Mercedes to leave Alabama for more hospitable climes.

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US government sues over Utah immigration law

November 22, 2011 by · Leave a Comment 

President Barack Obama’s administration Tuesday challenged a new immigration law by Utah, the third such law it has taken on, arguing it is unconstitutional and undercuts federal immigration authority, the Justice Department said.

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US government sues over Utah immigration law

November 22, 2011 by · Leave a Comment 

President Barack Obama’s administration Tuesday challenged a new immigration law by Utah, the third such law it has taken on, arguing it is unconstitutional and undercuts federal immigration authority, the Justice Department said.

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