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September 6, 2012

Judge Rules Arizona Can Enforce "Show Me Your Papers" Law 
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A federal judge has ruled Arizona police can enforce a key component of
the state's controversial anti-immigrant law following a U.S. Supreme
Court ruling earlier this year. The "show me your papers" measure
requires police to check the immigration status of people they stop
before releasing them. The Supreme Court upheld the provision in June.
In a statement, the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona said:
"Once this ‘show me your papers' provision goes into effect, racial
profiling will become rampant statewide ... We intend to ramp up our
reporting and litigation efforts to seek justice on behalf of the
victims of police abuse."

 

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