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The nine U.S. states joined by the CNMI government are appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from the U.S. District Court of Arizona's ruling that blocked the provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law.

The Washington Legal Foundation asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco on Wednesday to reject a challenge by the Obama administration to Arizona's new immigration law, calling it a "well-designed effort" to provide enforcement assistance to federal immigration officials. "State and local governments have ...

Arizona’s controversial new immigration law is stirring local discussion that could lead to Decatur adopting similar rules.

ONTARIO - Members of a local group are calling for the city s support of Arizona s much-debated anti-immigration law, setting the stage for a public fracas over an issue elected officials would rather avoid.

PHOENIX â” Arizona voters overwhelmingly favor even the most controversial provisions within Senate Bill 1070, according to a poll released Wednesday Arizona State Universityâs Morrison Institute for Public Policy.

One in five state legislative candidates would support an Arizona-style immigration bill in Maryland that a Republican lawmaker plans to introduce next year if he is re-elected.

Of all the arguments surrounding the divisive illegal immigration issue, the impact on law enforcement merits major consideration. While reform is essential on a national scale, Arizona-style laws enacted piecemeal state by state could handcuff agencies with mandates that police chiefs and county sheriffs would be hard pressed to meet. That is if the courts do not rule new state laws ...

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer demanded Friday that a reference to the state’s controversial immigration law be removed from a State Department report to the United Nations’ human rights commissioner.

The now-infamous “show me your papers” law which requires Arizona law enforcement to check the legal status of anyone “reasonably suspected” of being undocumented has brought illegal immigration to the forefront of American politics.

The Hartnell Community College District board of trustees voted 4-3 in favor of two resolutions on immigration Tuesday evening. *