Federal judge blocks Utah immigration law

Viva_La_Revolution

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Tue May-10-11 03:53 PM
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Federal judge blocks Utah immigration law

Source: AP

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A federal judge has blocked a new Utah immigration law that lets police check the citizenship status of anyone they arrest.

U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups ruled Tuesday in Salt Lake City hours after the law went into effect.

Two civil rights groups had sued to stop the law, contending it was modeled after an Arizona law currently before the federal courts and its implementation could lead to racial profiling.

Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says the law is constitutional.

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Tue May-10-11 05:30 PM
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1. Cool!

...the Haters are having a hard time getting their bigoted agenda to take effect.

And Utah...I thought that the Mormon cult would be all over getting new cult members for the, well, cult.

But it seems that they are trying to scare off people.

...go figure.

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S_B_Jackson

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Wed May-11-11 01:38 AM
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2. Once the person is placed under arrest

the state(s) must determine the citizenship status of the accused. At least that would seem to be what is required according to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963.

IIRC, Mexico sued the US in the World Court on the basis of failing to notify Mexican citizens arrested for crimes of their right to contact the Mexican embassy/consulate offices did they not?

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