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Reuters8:38 p.m. CDT, August 20, 2012
Aug 20 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Monday
that Alabama and Georgia could enforce key aspects of their laws
against illegal immigration that allow police to check the
status of criminal suspects.The decisions were in line with the U.S. Supreme Court
ruling on a similar Arizona law, but the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta continued to block other parts
of the two Southern states' laws, which have been challenged by
the federal government and civil rights groups.
Judges said the laws' opponents were likely to prevail in
their fight against provisions in both states that would make it
a crime in some cases to knowingly harbor or transport an
illegal immigrant.
The court also barred Alabama from requiring schools to
check the immigration status of children upon enrollment and
from requiring all immigrants to carry a registration document
at all times.
"We conclude that most of the challenged provisions cannot
stand," the court said regarding the Obama administration's case
