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WASHINGTON - The U.S. government filed suit Tuesday against Arizona in a bid to block the state's controversial immigration law which President Barack Obama's administration has slammed. A Justice Department statement said the state law hampered the ...

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As long expected, the Justice Department has filed a federal lawsuit aimed at Arizona, saying that the state's new immigration law (SB 1070) is unconstitutional and usurps the U.S. government's role in setting immigration policy. ...

By Jeremy Pelofsky and James Vicini Washington - The Obama administration on Tuesday sued Arizona over the state's strict new immigration law in a move that drew fire from Republicans who said the border needed more security. The Arizona law requires ...

The Justice Department will seek an injunction to prevent Arizona's tough immigration law from taking effect later this month, according to media reports quoting unnamed law enforcement officials. To overturn the law, the DOJ will rely on two central ...

* State has defended law as necessary to deal with crime (Adds Arizona governor's statement, Mexico's Foreign Ministry) WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday sued Arizona over the state's strict new immigration law, ...

Reporting from Washington The Obama administration launched its long-expected legal attack on Arizona's strict new immigration law Tuesday, arguing that only Washington can set the nation's rules for arresting illegal immigrants. The government said ...

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WASHINGTON -- The government said its immigration enforcement policy ``targets . . . dangerous aliens,'' including violent criminals, gang members, drug traffickers and others ``who pose a danger to the national security and a risk to public safety'' ...

WASHINGTON The fight over Arizona's tough new immigration law moved to the federal courts Tuesday as the Justice Department filed a lawsuit in an attempt to quash the statute, saying it violates the Constitution and shouldn't be allowed to take ...

A protester wearing a sombrero carries the US flag as he joins others to demonstrate against Arizona's tough new immigration laws at a large rally in Phoenix, Arizona () The US government filed suit Tuesday against Arizona in a bid to block the state's ...

On preemption grounds, reports the Washington Post : The Justice Department filed suit Tuesday against Arizona, charging that the state's new immigration law is unconstitutional and requesting a preliminary injunction to stop the legislation from ...

Washington -- U.S. National Guard troops would support U.S. Border Patrol personnel in a plan President Bush will present to the American people during a televised address May 15. White House press secretary Tony Snow told reporters that the deployment ...

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The Obama administration launched its long-expected legal attack on Arizona's strict new immigration law Tuesday, arguing that only Washington can set the nation's rules for arresting illegal immigrants. The government said Tuesday that its immigration ...

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer calls the Obama administration's lawsuit a 'massive waste of taxpayer funds.' (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) The U.S. government sued Arizona on Tuesday to throw out the state's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law and keep other ...

PHOENIX The Obama administration sued Arizona on Tuesday to throw out the states toughest-in-the-nation immigration law and keep other states from copying it. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Phoenix said the law, due to take effect July 29, usurps ...

WASHINGTON -- In its lawsuit, filed in Phoenix, the Justice Department explained that the federal government has the strict and sole authority to create national immigration policy. "Arizona's immigration policy ... exceeds a state's role with respect to ...

/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton issued the following statement in response to today's lawsuit filed by the Obama Justice Department against Arizona over its illegal immigration law set to go into effect on July 29: "The ...