In a strongly worded critique of the country's best-known sheriff, the Justice Department on Thursday accused Sheriff Joe Arpaio of engaging in "unconstitutional policing" by unfairly targeting Latinos for detention and arrest and retaliating against those who complain. Continue »
The Justice Department on Thursday accused a controversial Arizona sheriff known for tough immigration enforcement of widespread discrimination against Hispanics, saying Sheriff Joe Arpaio's department illegally detained Hispanic residents and denied them critical services in jail. Continue »
This week's Supreme Court decision to weigh in on the constitutionality of Arizona's immigration law, SB1070, will have an enormous effect on the course of the national immigration debate and, potentially, on the direction of the nation as a whole. Continue »
Next year, the Supreme Court will consider a challenge to the noxious immigration law passed in Arizona in 2010. The justices are expected to consider whether states may adopt laws that take the lead on immigration enforcement. Continue »
The Supreme Court yesterday decided to review the federal government's challenge to Arizona's restrictive immigration law, SB 1070. Continue »
In the space of a month, the Supreme Court has thrust itself into the center of American political life, agreeing to hear three major cases that could help determine which party controls the House of Representatives and whether President Obama wins a second term. Continue »
Justice Elena Kagan said Monday that she would recuse herself from the challenge to Arizona's controversial immigration law, presumably because she served as President Obama's solicitor general when the federal government filed the original lawsuit against the state. Continue »
The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors on Friday to take a first look at a challenge to Arizona's strict immigration law and decide whether or not to take up the case. The law, passed in April 2010, is one of several recent attempts by various states to... Continue »
Federal prosecutors began a "triage" review of immigration cases this week by initiating an examination of each of the more than 7,800 cases currently pending in Denver's overloaded immigration courts. Continue »
South Carolina's new immigration law allows law enforcement officials to ask for immigration papers if they suspect someone of being in the country illegally. It also makes it a crime to transport or harbor anyone who is in the country illegally. Continue »