Determining parts of Georgia’s new immigration law (HB 87) were preempted by federal law, Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., issued a preliminary injunction against sections of the state law that allow police to question individuals about their immigration status and mandate sanctions for those who harbor or transport undocumented migrants. Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. Deal, et al., No. 1:11-CV-1804-TWT (N.D. Ga. June 27, 2011). These sections were to take effect on July 1, 2011. The rest of the law’s provisions remain intact. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has vowed to appeal the ruling.
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