Showing complete disregard for the constitution, the rule of law, the democratic will of the people of Arizona, Clinton appointee Susan Bolton issued an injunction against the major aspects of Arizona’s law in federal district court. The Arizona Daily Star summarized the blocked provisions:
“Requiring a police officer to make a reasonable attempt to check the immigration status of those they have stopped;
Forbidding police from releasing anyone they have arrested until that person's immigration status is determined;
Making it a violation of Arizona law for anyone not a citizen to fail to carry documentation;
Creating a new state crime for trying to secure work while not a legal resident;
Allowing police to make warrantless arrests if there is a belief the person has committed an offense that allows them to be removed from the United States.” [Judge blocks vital parts of Arizona immigration law, Arizona Daily Star, July 28, 2010]
