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Protests Go On As Arizona Appeals Immigration Law Ruling
Demonstrators were going ahead with plans to march in Phoenix as Arizona officials worked on an appeal of a federal court ruling that stripped several controversial provisions from the state’s immigration law.
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PHOENIX (July 29, 2010)--Demonstrators were going ahead Thursday with plans to march to the state Capitol in Phoenix to protest Arizona's new immigration law after a federal judge put most of the law on hold Wednesday, including sections that require immigrants to carry their papers and law officers to check on a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws.
Other less contentious provisions were allowed to take effect Thursday, including a section that bars cities in Arizona from disregarding federal immigration laws.
The protesters are planning a sit-in at the office of Sheriff
Joe Arpaio in Phoenix.
The sheriff says the protesters will be arrested if they are disruptive.
He's also vowing to go ahead with a crime sweep targeting illegal immigrants.
Later in the day, Gov. Jan Brewer is expected to ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to lift the preliminary injunction and to expedite its consideration of the state's appeal.
