U.S. District Judge blocks sections of SC immigration law
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January 9, 2012
Charleston, South Carolina: The federal courts have again stepped in to block state laws regarding immigration. U.S. District Judge Richard Mark Gergel blocked portions of the new South Carolina Immigration law, ruling that the law infringed upon the powers granted to the United States federal government. Gergel determined that measures including requiring police officers to check residency status and making it a felony for anyone to harbor or transport an illegal immigrant fell within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal government and were unconstitutional. The judge argued that the "state-mandated scrutiny is without consideration of federal enforcement priorities and unquestionably vastly expands the persons targeted for immigration enforcement action."[1] There is no word as to whether the state will appeal the decision.
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