ATLANTA — The tough measure cracking down on illegal immigration that has been signed into law is sure to be challenged in court before it can even be enforced.
Georgia's law, signed into law Friday by Gov. Nathan Deal, has some provisions that echo those in a law enacted last year in Arizona and is also very similar to another enacted this year in Utah. Both have gotten tied up in the courts by lawsuits claiming they are unconstitutional, and opponents of Georgia's law have said they plan to challenge it.
The Georgia law authorizes law enforcement officers to check the immigration status of certain suspects and detain them if they are in the country illegally. It also penalizes people who knowingly transport or harbor illegal immigrants.
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