PHOENIX — The American Civil Liberties Union is dropping its bid to block enforcement of a new law that lets state and local police arrest some border crossers.
Attorney John Mitchell said his organization and the Florence Immigrants and Refugee Rights Project that it represents still believe a key provision of Proposition 314, approved by voters in 2024, is unconstitutional. He said the federal government has the exclusive right to enforce federal immigration laws.
But Mitchell said there is no way to pursue the case — at least right now — because there’s no evidence anyone actually has been picked up under the new law which actually took effect just a month ago.
