Parts of AZ immigration bill struck down

The US Supreme Court struck down three provisions of the Arizona immigration status law, essentially declaring that immigration law is a federal issue, which Legal Insurrection explains.

It did keep this section--which stands for now:

Section 2(B) of S. B. 1070 requires state officers to makea "reasonable attempt . . . to determine the immigration status" of any person they stop, detain, or arrest on someother legitimate basis if “reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien and is unlawfully present in theUnited States.” Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §11–1051(B) (West 2012). The law also provides that "[a]ny person who is arrested shall have the person's immigration status determined before the person is released." Ibid. The acceptedway to perform these status checks is to contact ICE, which maintains a database of immigration records.

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