AG: Court challenge possible on immigration law

By PETE YOST
Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that the federal government may challenge Arizona's new law on immigration.

The attorney general told reporters that he fears Arizona's new law is subject to potential abuse.

The Arizona law requires state law enforcement officials to ask people for documentation if they are suspected to be in the country illegally, and makes it a state crime if they are.

The Justice Department and the Homeland Security Department are conducting a review of the state law.

A number of options are under consideration including "the possibility of a court challenge," Holder said in response to questions on the Arizona law posed during a news conference on another topic.

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