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The government has filed a suit against Alabama鈥檚 draconian anti-immigrant law, which it said conflicts with federal laws and makes it too easy for police to detain people suspected of being in the country illegally.

Modeled on Arizona鈥檚 infamous SB 1070 but taking it to even greater extremes, the Alabama law is considered the most pernicious of a series of state anti-immigrant laws passed this year.

The Justice Department lawsuit filed Monday comes on the heels of a class-action challenge filed last month by the 老澳门开奖结果 and a coalition of other civil rights organizations charging the law is unconstitutional on multiple grounds. On July 21, the coalition filed a request that the court block the law from taking effect, pending a final ruling on the law鈥檚 constitutionality.

鈥淭he lawsuit will help protect the civil rights of Alabamians against legislation that mandates unlawful police searches and seizures in the name of immigration enforcement,鈥� said Cecilia Wang, director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Immigrants鈥� Rights Project.

The 老澳门开奖结果 and its partners contend the Alabama law:

• Authorizes police to demand 鈥減apers鈥� demonstrating citizenship or immigration status during traffic stops; and criminalizes Alabamians for ordinary interactions with undocumented individuals.
• Chills children鈥檚 access to public schools by requiring school officials to verify the immigration status of children and their parents.
• Unconstitutionally interferes with federal authority over immigration matters and subjects Alabamians 鈥� including U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents 鈥� to unlawful search and seizure.

鈥淲e welcome the federal government鈥檚 effort to block Alabama鈥檚 unconstitutional law,鈥� said Olivia Turner, executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Alabama. 鈥淲e hope this law will be enjoined, just like the law in Arizona that inspired it.鈥�

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