Court blocks parts of Alabama immigration law, upholds others

[The Northerner]

A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked portions of Alabama's strict immigration law, most notably a provision requiring public schools to check the immigration status of students.

But the court also upheld a provision requiring police to check the residency status of suspected illegal immigrants during traffic stops.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order after the Justice Department requested that the court block the law until the court could consider it fully. Government lawyers contended, as they have in challenges of similar laws in other states, that the legislation was preempted by federal immigration laws.

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The court upheld provisions that make all contracts knowingly entered into with illegal immigrants invalid and makes it a felony for illegal immigrants to enter into “business transactions” with the state, including applying for driver or business licenses.

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