U.S. Supreme Court Declines Immigration Cases
Reuters reports that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected appeals made by town in Texas and Pennsylvania regarding controversial anti-immigration laws. Officials in Hazleton, Pennsylvania drafted a law that would have gone into effect in late 2006; the law would allow officials to investigate the immigration status of all employees of certain businesses as well as fine or refuse business permits to businesses that refused to comply. A case was built against the law, claiming that it discriminated against legal immigrants in the U.S. and that violated the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause. On September 9, 2010, the 3rdCircuit court unanimously ruled the ordinances unconstitutional.
Officials in Farmers Branch, Texas, attempted to pass similar immigrant-targeting ordinances. The law would have penalized landlords and businesses associated with undocumented immigrants. Both Farmers Branch and Hazelton sought Supreme Court Review following the outcome of their cases. The Supreme Court declined to revive these cases.
https://www.aclu.org/immigrants-rights/anti-immigrant-ordinances-hazleton-pa
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/03/us-usa-court-immigration-idUSBREA221C220140303
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