Fightin' the Feds

ACLU: Feds Clarify Deferred Action Recipients Should Be Able to Get Driver's Licenses

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Jan. 18 2013 at 3:49 PM
Categories: Fightin' the Feds
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What now?
The American Civil Liberties Union says the federal government has confirmed what ACLU officials have been saying all along -- participants in the Obama Administration's deferred-action program should be allowed to apply for driver's licenses.

That's not exactly what U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is saying, but the ACLU's claim does make sense.

See also:
-Jan Brewer's Order to Deny Driver's Licenses Earns Her a Lawsuit
-Jan Brewer to DREAMers: State Laws Bar You from Drivers Licenses
-Jan Brewer's Order Has "Absolutely No Basis Under State or Federal Law," ACLU Says


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aclu, aclu of arizona, alessandra soler, arizona, deferred action, diet dream act, dream act, executive order, immigration, jan brewer, obama
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Fightin' the Feds

Jan Brewer's Order to Deny Driver's Licenses for Deferred Action Recipients Earns Her a Lawsuit

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Nov. 29 2012 at 12:08 PM
Categories: Fightin' the Feds
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Alessandra Soler (speaking) along with attorneys and DREAMers.


It may not come as a surprise, but Governor Jan Brewer's order barring participants in the Obama Administration's deferred-action program from getting driver's licenses has earned her a lawsuit from the ACLU and other civil-rights organizations.

See also:
-Jan Brewer to DREAMers: State Laws Bar You from Drivers Licenses
-Jan Brewer's Order Has "Absolutely No Basis Under State or Federal Law," ACLU Says

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aclu, aclu of arizona, alessandra soler, arizona, deferred action, diet dream act, dream act, executive order, immigration, jan brewer, obama
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I'm Only a Bill

Jan Brewer Vetoes Bill That Would Have Forced Feds to Warn Joe Arpaio (and Other Sheriffs) When They're Doing Their Jobs

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Apr. 12 2012 at 10:58 AM
Categories: Fightin' the Feds, I'm Only a Bill
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Governor Jan Brewer's letting the feds do police work without asking permission from county sheriffs.
It looks like Governor Jan Brewer's only taking her battle against the federal government so far.

Brewer vetoed House Bill 2434 yesterday, which would have required federal law-enforcement officers to notify county sheriffs "before taking any official law enforcement action."

If that federal officer forgot or otherwise didn't inform the sheriff beforehand, they'd have to let the sheriff know shortly after the "official law enforcement action."

"This legislation has the potential to interfere with law enforcement investigations and adds unneeded reporting requirements for law enforcement," Brewer writes in a veto letter. "Rather than hinder the efforts of our federal law enforcement colleagues, we need to focus on collaboration."

That doesn't even sound like the same governor who sent a finger to the face of the president in January.

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arizona, border patrol, david gowan, hb 2434, jan brewer, joe arpaio, oath keepers, sovereignty, tenth amendment center
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