{"id":429,"date":"2010-07-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2010\/07\/judge-blocks-sections-of-arizo.html"},"modified":"2010-07-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-29T00:00:00","slug":"judge-blocks-sections-of-arizo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2010\/07\/judge-blocks-sections-of-arizo.html","title":{"rendered":"Parts of Arizona Immigration Law Blocked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hours before a controversial immigration law goes into effect in Arizona, a judge blocks key provisions aimed at <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/go\/thread\/view\/59723\/25384165\/Ariz._immigration_law_hearing_ends_with_no_ruling?\">undocumented immigrants<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe law still goes into effect Thursday, but police are no longer required to check the immigration status of detainees while enforcing other laws. The judge also put on hold a part of the law making it a crime for immigrants not to have their papers on them to prove if they are in Arizona legally.<br \/>\nWill the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/go\/thread\/view\/44011\/25488733\/Breaking_News:__Phoenix_Federal_Judge_Issues_Injunction_Against_Arizona_Immigration?\">federal judge&#8217;s action<\/a> spur comprehensive immigration reform at the federal level?<br \/>\nWhat about a deadlocked Congress and what role should<a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/go\/thread\/view\/59723\/25201661\/What_role_does_faith_community_have_in_immigration_reform#456040653\"> communities of faith<\/a> and individuals of various conscience have when it comes to immigration reform?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hours before a controversial immigration law goes into effect in Arizona, a judge blocks key provisions aimed at undocumented immigrants. 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