BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Alabama from implementing what the New York Times called "the nation's cruelest immigration law." U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn said she needed additional time to consider a series of lawsuits filed against it. The law was scheduled to take effect Sept. 1, but the decision gives her until Sept. 29 to rule on the challenges.
The law, enacted in June, makes it a crime to be an undocumented immigrant in Alabama, allows police to hold anyone they suspect of being undocumented, penalizes businesses that knowingly hire undocumented workers and requires schools to ask students about their immigration status.
The law is being challenged by three lawsuits filed by the Department of Justice, the American Civil Liberties Union and a coalition of faith leaders in Alabama.
Federal Judge Blocks Alabama Immigration Law
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