PHOENIX - A federal judge has refused to block state and local police from enforcing a voter-approved law allowing them to arrest those who enter the country at other than a legal crossing.
During a two-hour hearing, Judge Michael Liburdi on Friday said there appear to be questions of how the state can enforce its law - including a provision allowing state judges to deport migrants - without running afoul of the fact that immigration issues are pretty much the sole purview of the federal government.
But the judge said that any questions about the legality of Proposition 314 need to be raised by someone who is affected by it.
