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The United States government has filed a legal challenge against a state immigration law it says is misguided.The Arizona immigration law, due to come into effect at the end of the month, will require police to check the immigration status of people ...

Accusing Arizona of trying to second guess the federal government, the US Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the states immigration policy claiming the invalid law interferes with federal immigration ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The United States on Tuesday filed a complaint with a federal court to challenge Arizona's recently passed immigration law S.B. 1070, the Department of Justice said. The department said the law unconstitutionally interferes with the ...

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* State has defended law as necessary to deal with crime (Adds Arizona governor's statement, Mexico's Foreign Ministry) WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday sued Arizona over the state's strict new immigration law, ...

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. government filed suit Tuesday against Arizona in a bid to block the state's controversial immigration law which President Barack Obama's administration has slammed. A Justice Department statement said the state law hampered the ...

As long expected, the Justice Department has filed a federal lawsuit aimed at Arizona, saying that the state's new immigration law (SB 1070) is unconstitutional and usurps the U.S. government's role in setting immigration policy. ...

The Justice Department will seek an injunction to prevent Arizona's tough immigration law from taking effect later this month, according to media reports quoting unnamed law enforcement officials. To overturn the law, the DOJ will rely on two central ...

Reporting from Washington The Obama administration launched its long-expected legal attack on Arizona's strict new immigration law Tuesday, arguing that only Washington can set the nation's rules for arresting illegal immigrants. The government said ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government filed suit Tuesday against Arizona in a bid to block the state's controversial immigration law which President Barack Obama's administration has slammed. A Justice Department statement said the state law hampered the ...

WASHINGTON -- The government said its immigration enforcement policy ``targets . . . dangerous aliens,'' including violent criminals, gang members, drug traffickers and others ``who pose a danger to the national security and a risk to public safety'' ...

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By Jeremy Pelofsky and James Vicini Washington - The Obama administration on Tuesday sued Arizona over the state's strict new immigration law in a move that drew fire from Republicans who said the border needed more security. The Arizona law requires ...

PHOENIX The Obama administration sued Arizona on Tuesday to throw out the states toughest-in-the-nation immigration law and keep other states from copying it. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Phoenix said the law, due to take effect July 29, usurps ...

A protester wearing a sombrero carries the US flag as he joins others to demonstrate against Arizona's tough new immigration laws at a large rally in Phoenix, Arizona () The US government filed suit Tuesday against Arizona in a bid to block the state's ...

/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton issued the following statement in response to today's lawsuit filed by the Obama Justice Department against Arizona over its illegal immigration law set to go into effect on July 29: "The ...

Washington -- U.S. National Guard troops would support U.S. Border Patrol personnel in a plan President Bush will present to the American people during a televised address May 15. White House press secretary Tony Snow told reporters that the deployment ...

The Obama administration launched its long-expected legal attack on Arizona's strict new immigration law Tuesday, arguing that only Washington can set the nation's rules for arresting illegal immigrants. The government said Tuesday that its immigration ...

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer calls the Obama administration's lawsuit a 'massive waste of taxpayer funds.' (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) The U.S. government sued Arizona on Tuesday to throw out the state's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law and keep other ...