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HB 87 partly blocked by judge

Kate Brumback wrote for AP today,

Judge blocks parts of Ga. immigration law

A federal judge on Monday blocked parts of Georgia’s law cracking down
on illegal immigration from taking effect until a legal challenge is
resolved.



Judge Thomas Thrash granted a request to block parts of the law that
penalize people who knowingly and willingly transport or harbor illegal
immigrants while committing another crime. He also blocked provisions
that authorize officers to verify the immigration status of someone who
can’t provide proper identification.

Thrash wrote that under parts of the law, the state is enforcing
immigration law that should be left to the federal government.

And he left other parts intact.

-jsq

PS: Owed to Steve Perkins.