There’s been much concern — and, we suspect, much confusion — about what to do about the portions of Arizona’s SB1070 immigration and ID-check law that weren’t struck down by the US Supreme Court in its decision last month in Arizona v. United States. The portion of the law that remains in place (at least […]
Privacy Act and FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) lawsuit for records of DHS surveillance of travelers filed August 25, 2010, San Francisco, CA Judge Richard Seeborg, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Case number C 10-03793 RS, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California First rulings in our lawsuit over […]
The first lawsuit challenging the legality of a detention and arrest as a consequence of Arizona’s “Papers, Please!” law (SB 1010) was filed this week by the ACLU of Arizona on behalf of Ms. Maria del Rosario Cortes Camacho. SB 1070, enacted in 2010, requires Arizona state and local law enforcement officers to make “a […]
“Don’t trust, and don’t verify“, would seem to be the motto of authorities in Arizona when it comes to demands for documents and “proof” of citizenship and status — if your skin is brown. Arizona’s SB1070 requires police, in certain circumstances, to “attempt” to determine your immigration status. But that obligation on the police does […]
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the new Arizona “immigration” law, S.B. 1070, which we mentioned earlier in this blog. As we read the text (PDF) of the law it imposes no new requirement to show ID credentials or other evidence of identity. On the contrary, it gives people even more reasons to […]
Heads up, Arizona readers: Your state legislature is on the verge of enacting a REAL-ID type national ID requirement in the guise of “immigration reform”. And a heads up to readers elsewhere: Congress is also considering an ID mandate as part of an “immigration reform” bill. For a while after 9/11, the excuse offered by […]