Another setback for anti-immigration law, circuit court rejects appeal

Another setback for anti-immigration law, circuit court rejects appeal California's federal appeals court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by the governor of Arizona, refusing to lift a temporary ban on enforcement of the Asian...

Another setback for anti-immigration law, a circuit court dismissed its appeal. The federal appeals court in California on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by the governor of Arizona, refusing to lift a temporary ban on enforcement of the anti-illegal immigration law passed by the province last April. The federal Department of Justice sued the province, arguing it violated the federal government's power to enforce immigration laws. An in-state federal judge last year issued a restraining order until the Supreme Court rules. Judges on the state's Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 on Monday to deny Governor Brewer's request to appeal. Brewer asked the appeals court to lift an injunction issued last year by a federal judge in Phoenix that halted enforcement of anti-illegal immigration laws. The law was supposed to take effect on July 29 last year. The Justice Department is in litigation with the state, accusing the state of violating the U.S. Constitution and infringing on the federal government's authority to enforce immigration laws. Brewer's legal team said that the federal government has not seriously enforced immigration laws for a long time, and the state's laws are to assist federal law enforcement.