The Christian Post website reports today that the Justice Department filed a lawsuit on July 6, 2010 challenging Arizona's new immigration law. The department argues that the state law unconstitutionally interferes with the federal government's authority to set and enforce immigration policy.
Warren Stewart, Sr., pastor of the First Institutional Baptist Church in Phoenix -- along with a group of Arizona lawmakers and Latino communities -- welcomed the move.
Since the law was passed in April 2010, some religious leaders have protested the legislation, arguing that it is "mean-spirited."
The law -- which takes effect late this month (July 2010) -- requires immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times, gives police officers the power to question someone's legal residency if they suspect the person to be an illegal immigrant, and allows officers to arrest persons who cannot prove their legal residency.
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