AZ: The Struggle Continues! - La Lucha Sigue!
Today Judge Susan Bolton issued a ruling on SB1070, granting a preliminary injunction on sections 2b, 5c, & 6 of the law. Specifically the following sections of the law will be implemented:
Limitations of Enforcement: Preventing cities and agencies from
limiting enforcement of federal, requiring collaboration with federal
authorities, and allowing any resident to sue any agency that adopts a
policy that limits enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Day Laborers: Makes picking up a day laborer or entering a car as a
day laborer in a way that impedes traffic into a crime.
Transport & Harboring: Makes it a crime to transport or harbor
anyone unlawfully in the U.S. and empowers police to impound vehicles
of anyone charged with doing so.
Gang & Immigration: Creating a fund for gang and immigration
intelligence team enforcement.
The following sections have been temporarily stopped:
Reasonable Suspicion: The judge temporarily enjoined that requires
police to verify someone?s documentation status based on reasonable
suspicion.
Papers: The judge temporarily enjoined the section that makes it a
crime to fail to apply for or carry registration papers.
Seeking employment: The judge temporarily enjoined the section that
makes it a crime for undocumented people to solicit, apply for, or
perform any work.
Needless to say, tomorrow will be a worse day for migrant, indigenous, and communities of color in Arizona. Some are celebrating the decision. And there is victory in this. The courts are no doubt impacted by political pressure. We have been building a movement that packed a punch. We came together, and we demonstrated our power. That's the victory in this day.
There is a harsh reality in this decision as well. On July 29th, more harmful laws are piled upon the backs of our community. A split decision from this judge must not divide our movement, because our community is still facing tremendous repression. There is no partial solution to denials of our humanity. We demand full justice for our community.
On July 29th we move forward, and urge our allies across the country to move forward. La lucha sigue, The Struggle Continues. We will take to the street to pledge our continued resistance to all of SB1070 and ICE Access programs.
We take to the street to continue to build a movement for another Arizona, one that is determined to win full justice for our communities in Arizona and beyond.
We offer the following messages for solidarity actions tomorrow:
- There is No Partial Solution to a Human Rights Crisis
- All of Us Or None, We Will Not Be Divided
- Full Justice for Our Community
- Obama: 1070 = 287g
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