[JURIST] Alabama Governor Robert Bentley [official website] on Thursday signed into law an immigration bill [HB 56 text; materials] expanding restrictions on undocumented immigrants. The bill, passed by the Alabama legislature [JURIST report] last week, includes measures comparable to those passed in Arizona [JURIST report] last year. The bill permits police officers to detain a person stopped for a traffic violation if the officer has "reasonable suspicion" the person is in the country illegally. The officer must then try to…
Alabama governor signs immigration bill into law
By Clekis Law|2011-07-24T14:08:46+00:00July 24th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Alabama governor signs immigration bill into law