Feds: No change in control of illegal immigration by police in Arizona since the decision
The federal authorities have seen no change in the number of illegal immigration checks sought by local police in Arizona and allowed under a law of the State party confirmed by a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court States, officials said Wednesday. In the first week after the High Court upheld a portion of the controversial law, eight calls were made by the agencies of law in Arizona investigating the immigration status of people suspected of being illegally in the United States, said spokeswoman Amber Cargile on Immigration and U.S. Customs Enforcement in Phoenix. These phone calls eight "led to the arrest of 38 foreigners on immigration violations" between June 25 and July 2, Cargile said. Texas uses pictures of license plates for the application figures from the recent past or a year ago were not immediately available, "but our staff reported they continue to receive what they describe as a volume normal call of the state and local agencies of law enforcement, "Cargile said in an e-mail response to a CNN survey. On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key elements of the Arizona law that sought to discourage illegal immigration, but let stand the controversial provision allowing police to check the immigration status of a person while the other law enforcement, if "reasonable suspicion" exists that the person is in the U.S. illegally. Critics have said the law opens the door to racial profiling. California Senate passes "anti-Arizona Bill The Phoenix Police Department and two sheriffs of Arizona told CNN that the law will not result in big change for their départements.Mais Tucson Chief Police Roberto Villasenor expressed concern in an interview after the decision of whether its 950-officer of the Agency has been dealt a "mandate impossible." The state law, SB 1070, allows citizens to sue his department or others if they fail to enforce federal immigration laws, said the head. "Just for my agency, there will be a huge workload, just make the calls and waiting for a response on what to do, "the police chief from Arizona's second largest city said. "I'm not sure that the federal government is capable of handling all the requests they receive," Villasenor said. "I do not know what effect this will have on my body." Arizona is deploying "show your papers laws At a time when the Tucson Police Department is down 160 officers due to a weakening economy, the agency must now give way to 50,000 phone calls a year for additional federal officials to verify immigration status of persons whose officers have arrested and have reason to believe are in the country illegally, said Villasenor. Just 70 miles from the Mexican border, the Tucson Department may have to spend more than $ 10 million annually to reserve up to 36,000 and jail those arrested also suspected illegal immigrants, an increase of over 7% $ 130 million budget of the Agency, Villasenor said.
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