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Monday, August 2, 2010
Virginia AG rules police may inquire about immigration status
Virginia AG rules police may inquire about immigration status: "[JURIST] Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli (R) [official website] on Friday issued an opinion [text, PDF] finding that state law enforcement officials have the authority to investigate the immigration status of those they stop or arrest. The opinion was issued following a request from Delegate Bob Marshall (R) [official website] asking whether Virginia officials have the same authority as that conferred to Arizona law enforcement officials under that state's recently enacted immigration law [SB 1070 materials; JURIST news archive]. Under Virginia law, an opinion of the attorney general is considered law unless overturned [WP report] by a judge in a..."