A Georgia State University law professor who has studied the nation’s recent crop of state immigration bills said he believes parts of the Peach State’s attempt to crack down on undocumented immigrants ultimately will be struck down in court.
U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. in late June issued a preliminary injunction against two sections of Georgia’s House Bill 87 known as the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act that allow law enforcement officers to check the immigration status of suspected criminals and create criminal penalties for transporting or harboring known illegal immigrants.
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