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Authority of State and Local Police to Enforce Federal Immigration Law

This report discusses the authority of state and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration law through the investigation and arrest of persons believed to have violated such laws. It describes current provisions in federal law that permit state and local police to enforce immigration law directly; analyzes major cases concerning the ability of states and localities to assist in immigration enforcement, including the Supreme Court's ruling in Arizona v. United Sta… more

Date: September 10, 2012

Creator: Garcia, Michael John & Manuel, Kate M.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Arizona Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized

This report is one of a series that profiles the emergency management and homeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and three territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each profile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified. This report focuses on the state of Arizona.

Date: March 17, 2004

Creator: Bea, Keith; Richardson, Pat; Runyon, L. Cheryl & Warnock, Kae M.