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August 3, 2010

Virginia AG OKs Immigration Checks on Anyone Stopped by Police
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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli issued a legal opinion Monday
that authorizes law enforcement to check the immigration status of
anyone stopped by police officers for any reason. Previously, officers
in Virginia were required to investigate the legal status only of those
who were arrested and jailed. The Washington Post reports the opinion is
less stringent than the portion of an Arizona law that was stopped by a
federal court last week. Under that law, Arizona authorities were
required to question people who they have a "reasonable suspicion" are
undocumented immigrants.



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