Susan Carroll reports:
A federal judge today issued an injunction barring Arizona from enforcing key provisions of its controversial immigration law, prompting promises to appeal from supporters and tears of joy from opponents outside the state capitol.
The parts of the law that Judge Susan Bolton put a hold on included sections that required officers to check a person’s immigration status while enforcing other laws.
The judge also delayed enforcement of the law’s requirement that immigrants must carry their papers at all times, and made it illegal for undocumented workers to solicit employment in public places.
Read more in the Houston Chronicle.