State and local police could soon start enforcing one of the most provocative parts of Georgia’s controversial immigration law now that a federal appeals court in Atlanta has issued a ruling in a related legal case. At issue is a provision — nicknamed the “show-me-your-papers” law — that would give police the option to investigate [...]
Federal Appeals Court in Atlanta Upholds Tough Georgia ‘Show-Me-Your-Papers’ Immigration Law
August 21, 2012 | Posted by
A federal appeals court in Atlanta ruled Monday that Georgia could soon start enforcing a key part of its sweeping immigration law, empowering state and local police to investigate the immigration status of suspects and take illegal immigrants to jail. But the three-judge panel from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also said it [...]
