Tag Archives: Georgia immigration law

This Kent appointment can’t end well

Gov. Nathan Deals stirs up a bit of a controversy with his appointment of an anti-immigrant activist to a state immigration review board . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Charles Kuck , Georgia immigration law , Mexican conspiracy theories , multiculturalism , Nathan Deal , Phil Kent , white supremacy

Deal appoints anti-immigration lobbyist to immigration panel

Gov. Nathan Deal’s naming of an anti-immigration lobbyist to an immigration review board has raised some questions about the appropriateness of the appointment . . .

Tags: Georgia immigration law , immigration review board , Mexico , multiculturalism , Nathan Deal , Phil Kent , white supremacy

Political Notes – Immigration law problems? No problem!

Republican leaders say that reports of labor shortages caused by Georgia’s new immigration law are just exaggeration and conjecture . . .

Tags: David Ralston , Dougherty County schools , Georgia immigration law , labor shortages , Nathan Deal , test cheating investigation

Feds challenge Alabama immigration law – but not Georgia’s

The U.S. Justice Department goes to court to challenge Alabama’s immigration law, but takes no such action against a similar law in Georgia . . .

Tags: Alabama immigration law , Charles Kuck , Eric Holder , Georgia immigration law , Thomas Thrash , U.S. Justice Department

Deal: We’ll appeal immigration ruling

Gov. Nathan Deal and Attorney General Sam Olens promise to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that blocks enforcement of key provisions of Georgia’s new immigration law . . .

Tags: Georgia immigration law , Judge Thomas Thrash , Nathan Deal , Sam Olens

Thrash blocks portions of immigration law

A federal judge blocks some of the law enforcement provisions contained in Georgia’s new immigration control law, which takes effect on Friday . . .

Tags: Georgia immigration law , Judge Thomas Thrash , preliminary injunction

Immigration law a ‘substantial threat’ to Latinos, brief argues

Both sides are filing “friend of the court” briefs arguing for and against the various provisions of Georgia’s new immigration law . . .

Tags: amicus briefs , federal court lawsuit , Georgia immigration law

Civil rights groups ask judge to block immigration law

Attorneys challenging Georgia’s new immigration law ask a federal judge to enjoin enforcement of the law while the lawsuit is being decided in court . . .

Tags: federal lawsuit , Georgia immigration law

Civil rights groups prepare to challenge immigration law

The ACLU and other civil rights organizations will announce on Thursday a long-expected lawsuit challenging Georgia’s new immigration law . . .

Tags: aclu , Georgia immigration law