U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton issued an injunction on Wednesday halting implementation of the most controversial parts of Arizona's new Immigration Law (SB1070).  The ruling came just hours before the new law was to take effect.  The issue has become a hot-button topic across the United States.  An L.A. Times report indicates that half of all people stopped for entering the U.S. illegally are detained at the southern border of Arizona.

The temporary injunction does the following:

• Halts the requirement that police determine the immigration status of individuals who were lawfully stopped for other reasons and who the police suspect are in the country illegally;

• Forbids Arizona from making it a state crime to not carry immigration documents.

• A ban on illegal aliens from soliciting employment in public places; and
• A clause that forbids any local entity from creating a policy of less than full enforcement of federal immigration laws.

Arizona is expected to lodge an appeal with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today.

The text of the Judge's Motion for Preliminary Injunction can be read here.

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Page Summary: U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton issued an injuunction halting implementation of key parts of Arizona's controversial Immigration Law (SB1070).

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