Judge Rejects Obama Admin. Appeal – Refuses to Block Alabama Immigration Law | Stand With Arizona

Judge Rejects Obama Admin. Appeal – Refuses to Block Alabama Immigration Law | Stand With Arizona: Federal District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn again refused to halt Alabama’s tough new immigration enforcement law, pending appeal – this time turning back an “emergency” request by the U.S. Department of Justice and left-wing non-profits who advocate for illegal aliens. She upheld provisions which authorized police to detain people suspected of being in the country illegally if they cannot produce proper documentation when stopped for any reason, among other provisions.

Blackburn said…that the law’s challengers, including President Barack Obama’s administration and civil rights and immigrant advocacy groups, had not shown they were likely to prevail in their efforts to get the law struck down. She also found the public interest would not be harmed by letting the measure stand while the groups appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

“Alabama has an interest in enforcing laws properly enacted by its Legislature and not likely to be found unconstitutional,” the judge wrote. “Moreover, the public has an interest in having properly enacted valid laws enforced.”

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