Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act

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The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, commonly known as Arizona SB 1070, is a controversial 2010 Arizona immigration law that empowered state and local police to enforce federal immigration rules and sparked major legal and political battles over immigration enforcement and civil rights.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arizona state law
United States state statute
immigration law
aimedAt unauthorized immigration
alsoKnownAs Arizona v. United States
surface form: Arizona SB 1070
challengedBy United States Department of Justice
surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
containsProvision authorization for warrantless arrests under certain immigration-related circumstances
requirement for noncitizens to carry federal registration documents
state penalties for failure to carry immigration registration documents
state penalties for unauthorized aliens seeking or engaging in work
controversial true
country United States of America
surface form: United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
criticizedFor civil rights concerns
potential racial profiling
preemption of federal authority over immigration
empowered local police to enforce certain federal immigration laws
state police to enforce certain federal immigration laws
governorAtSigning Jan Brewer
influenced similar immigration enforcement bills in other U.S. states
jurisdiction Arizona
surface form: State of Arizona
keyDecision Arizona v. United States
legalChallenge Arizona v. United States
surface form: United States v. Arizona
legislativeBody Arizona State Legislature
location Arizona
opposedBy Barack Obama presidency
surface form: Obama administration

civil rights organizations
immigrant advocacy groups
partiallyInvalidatedBy Arizona v. United States
politicalPartyOfPrimarySponsor Republican Party
primarySponsor Russell Pearce
requires police to make a reasonable attempt to determine immigration status during lawful stops when reasonable suspicion exists
shortName SB 1070
signedBy Jan Brewer
signingDate 2010-04-23
sparked boycotts of Arizona
nationwide protests
stateBillNumber SB 1070
struckDownProvision authorization of certain warrantless arrests based on possible removability (Section 6)
state crime for failure to carry registration documents (Section 3)
state crime for unauthorized aliens seeking or engaging in work (Section 5(C))
subjectMatter immigration enforcement
law enforcement powers
public safety
supportedBy many Arizona Republicans
SupremeCourtDecisionDate 2012-06-25
topicOf academic and legal scholarship
extensive media coverage
upheldProvision immigration status check during lawful stops (Section 2(B))
yearEnacted 2010

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Arizona v. United States popularNameOfLawAtIssue Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act