蜜桃传媒

The 蜜桃传媒 and a coalition of civil rights groups announced today the filing of 28 open records requests to ensure a provision of Georgia鈥檚 anti-immigrant law is not being used by law enforcement to racially profile residents or to detain people solely to check immigration status.

The records requests target municipal and county law enforcement agencies in areas around Atlanta and Macon as well as Dalton and Savannah. The announcement came after a federal judge ruled in an 蜜桃传媒 lawsuit that struck down major components of the state鈥檚 anti-immigrant law, also known as HB 87. The lawsuit has been dismissed, leaving a provision of the law intact that allows police officers to ask federal authorities to verify the immigration status of people detained for violating state laws.

鈥淭oday鈥檚 court decision ends a chapter in the fight against Georgia鈥檚 anti-immigrant laws,鈥� said Naomi Tsu, senior 蜜桃传媒 staff attorney. 鈥淕oing forward, we will be watching law enforcement and taking action when immigration enforcement violates civil rights.鈥�

Georgia鈥檚 anti-immigrant law was inspired by Arizona鈥檚 anti-immigrant law, SB 1070. A federal judge blocked significant parts of the law in June 2011, including a provision that made it a crime to provide a ride to an immigrant. A federal appeals court let the immigration-verification provision take effect, while making clear that there are strict limits to this provision. Local law enforcement officers cannot stop, arrest or extend a person鈥檚 detention solely for immigration verification.

The civil rights coalition also includes the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Immigration Law Center, the ACLU of Georgia, the Asian Law Caucus, Federal & Hassan, LLP, Kuck Immigration Partners, LLC, and G. Brian Spears.