State Challenges to Federal Enforcement of Immigration Law: Historical Precedents and Pending Litigation
Description:
This report provides an overview of prior and pending challenges by states to federal officials' alleged failure to enforce the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) or other provisions of immigration law. It begins by discussing the lawsuits filed by six states in the mid-1990s; Arizona's counterclaims to the federal government's suit to enjoin enforcement of S.B. 1070; and Mississippi's challenge to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. It then describes the challenge …
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Date:
December 31, 2014
Creator:
Manuel, Kate M.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department