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Valle del Sol v. Whiting et al.
(Formerly Friendly House et al. v. Whiting).
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the most hotly disputed part of Arizona's anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, which requires police to determine the immigration status of someone arrested or detained when there is "reasonable suspicion" they are not in the U.S. legally. The ACLU, along with a coalition of civil rights organizations, will continue to challenge the Arizona law on other constitutional grounds.
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Roy, et al. v. Los Angeles County
In October 2012, the ACLU of Southern California, the ACLU Immigrants Rights Project, and other partners filed a major class-action lawsuit against Los Angeles County and Sheriff Lee Baca, challenging their practice of detaining people and denying them bail based solely on immigration detainers.
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Roy, et al. v. Los Angeles County
In October 2012, the ACLU of Southern California, the ACLU Immigrants Rights Project, and other partners filed a major class-action lawsuit against Los Angeles County and Sheriff Lee Baca, challenging their practice of detaining people and denying them bail based solely on immigration detainers.
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Oct 2012
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Reynolds v. City of Valley Park, Missouri
Passed in July 2006 by the Board of Alderman of the City of Valley Park, Mo., the town鈥檚 鈥淚llegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance鈥� seeks to punish landlords who rent to and business owners and employers who hire undocumented workers. The law also seeks to make English the official language of the city.
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Reynolds v. City of Valley Park, Missouri
Passed in July 2006 by the Board of Alderman of the City of Valley Park, Mo., the town鈥檚 鈥淚llegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance鈥� seeks to punish landlords who rent to and business owners and employers who hire undocumented workers. The law also seeks to make English the official language of the city.
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Sep 2012
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Quezada v. Mink
In April 2010, the ACLU of Colorado and ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project filed a lawsuit in a Denver federal court against the sheriff of Jefferson County in Colorado arguing that he illegally imprisoned a Colorado resident for 47 days with no charges pending against him simply because federal immigration officers suspected that the man was in the country in violation of federal immigration laws.
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Quezada v. Mink
In April 2010, the ACLU of Colorado and ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project filed a lawsuit in a Denver federal court against the sheriff of Jefferson County in Colorado arguing that he illegally imprisoned a Colorado resident for 47 days with no charges pending against him simply because federal immigration officers suspected that the man was in the country in violation of federal immigration laws.
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Sep 2007
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Riverside Coalition of Business Persons and Landlords v. Township of Riverside
The 鈥淩iverside Township Illegal Immigration Relief Act鈥� attempted to ban undocumented immigrants from renting, residing, using property or being employed in the New Jersey town.
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Riverside Coalition of Business Persons and Landlords v. Township of Riverside
The 鈥淩iverside Township Illegal Immigration Relief Act鈥� attempted to ban undocumented immigrants from renting, residing, using property or being employed in the New Jersey town.