Friday, civil rights group from around the country asked the Department of Homeland Security to denounce the list of 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants residing in Utah, and to never use it. The groups wrote to Janet Napolitano at Homeland Security and said that the government response to the list has been slow.
The civil rights groups included the American Civil Liberties Union, and Human Rights Watch who signed the letter, along with 119 other civil rights groups. 39 national organizations and 82 regional groups and civil-rights leaders from 21 different states also signed the letter.
The list of 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants included personal information was sent to Utah media and law enforcement in April, and was allegedly developed by two state workers who worked for the Department of Workforce services. The two employees have since been fired.
The letter asked that a public statement be issued “rejecting the Utah blacklist and this kind of vigilante approach to immigration enforcement.”
It also asked that they “commit not to rely on information furnished in the blacklist to pursue any immigration investigations or enforcement actions” or use it in the future.
Wednesday, Arizona’s new immigration law SB 1070 was heavily weakened after US District Judge Bolton ruled that most of the provisions under the new law have been put on hold. The most controversial parts of the new law have been eliminated until the law can be reviewed in court. For more on that story, click here.
Arizona's new controversial immigration law would have required that police officers question a person’s immigration status if they suspect a person may be in the country illegally; the line of questioning is allowable if they have stopped the person while attempting to enforce another law…such as speeding or jaywalking.
Anti-immigration law critics said the new law would discriminate against Hispanics.
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit last week against the state of Arizona and Governor Jan Brewer over the new immigration law, in an attempt to stop it. For more on that story, click here.
Over two dozen government agencies have boycotted the state of Arizona because of its controversial immigration law. To read more about that story, click here.
To see a slideshow of photos that shows protests of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, click here.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s new immigration law begin July 29. Brewer met with Obama a few weeks ago at the White House about the law. For more information on that story and a video, click here.
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Source: My Latino News
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