By Josh Coddington | Arizona Capitol Times
Attorneys for immigrant rights groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court today to rebuff a last-ditch attempt by the state to implement part of SB1070 by prosecuting people for harboring those not in the country legally.
Attorney Omar Jadwat of the American Civil Liberties Union, leading the team, said it is clear that the provision of a 2010 Arizona law aimed at illegal immigration is preempted by federal law. He said the language goes far beyond what Congress considers acceptable.
The law in question makes it illegal for someone to transport, conceal, harbor or shield anyone unlawfully present in this country or “encourage or induce the alien to come to or live in Arizona.”
