Judge blocks key provisions in Arizona Immigration Law

Even as two local groups with strong Jewish ties—CLUE LA (Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice) and Progressive Jewish Alliance are set to travel to Arizona on Thursday in support of the immigrant community there and to protest Arizona’s new immigration law, a federal judge has blocked key provisions in the law.

From HuffingtonPost.com:

PHOENIX — A federal judge dealt a serious rebuke to Arizona’s immigration law on Wednesday when she put most of the crackdown on hold just hours before it was to take effect.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton sets up a lengthy legal battle as Arizona fights to enact the nation’s toughest-in-the-nation law. Republican Gov. Jan Brewer said the state likely appeal the ruling and seek to get the judge’s order overturned.

But for now, opponents of the law have prevailed: The provisions that angered opponents will not take effect, including sections that required officers to check a person’s immigration status while enforcing other laws.

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