Judge blocks Idaho's new immigration law hours after it went into effect
BOISE — Hours after a new law creating state-level immigration crimes went into effect, the ACLU of Idaho and other groups who support immigrants filed a lawsuit challenging it. U.S. District of Idaho Judge Amanda Brailsford later that same day agreed to temporarily block the law.
House Bill 83 creates new crimes for “illegal entry” and “illegal reentry” into the state, and allows local law enforcement to pursue charges if someone is detained, investigated or suspected to have committed a separate crime.
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