arizona governor january brewer is in boston far meeting of u.s. governors, but she could get a less than friendly welcome while there. hundreds of people protesting arizona new immigration law were expected to greet her. the law allows police investigating a crime to question people about their residency status, if there is reason to suspect someone is in the country illegally. the federal government is suing arizona over that law, which is expected to take effect in a couple weeks. that s not the only lawsuit out there. an arizona police officer, dedicated to upholding the law is also taking on the new statute. reporter: martin escobar,
challenging a state law requiring immigrants to carry their registration papers at all times, and allowing the police to question residency status. the justice department says that the immigration is a federal matter and suing to stop the law from taking effect at the end of this month. we have comprehensive coverage this hour, and we will hear from some key players, but let s begin with cnn s lisa sylvester who has the latest. lisa? wolf, the justice department is basing the argument on preemption in that the states can not pass law that preempts federal law. in this case, the justice department is asking the state of arizona for an injunction to keep the law from taking effect at the end of this month, and to take a step further to declare the law null and void. reporter: this new law would make illegal immigration a state crime, and it would make them
sunshine but temperatures feel like early spring than late spring. 44 degrees right now. the high getting up to only 66 but lots of sunshine. it is so weird, it was warmer a month ago than it is now. i was in hall fax, nova scotia and it was warmer there. 47 minutes past the hour. attorney general eric holder says a federal lawsuit against arizona s immigration law is a possibility. holder telling nbc s meet the press, they could file a challenge to the law if it violates rights and leads to profiling. it allows to question residency status based on experience. according to a brookings institution study, they found in a lot of people who are white, younger and educated are moving back into the city because there
hey there, everybody. welcome back to cnn saturday. i m tj holmes. i m brooke baldwin. may 1st. a lot of demonstrations happening around the country. we ll talk about those, as well. need to start with a story out of arizona where a sheriff s deputy recovering after being shot by a suspected illegal immigrant. the officer is expected to be okay. what happened here is he was out on patrol and came across bales of marijuana and encountered many suspects. he was shot. after an hour-long rescue in the desert, he was finally found and expected to be okay. the incident comes after last week s signing of the controversial new state law that allows police to check the residency status of suspects. federal judge saying thanks but no thanks to president obama. he s rejecting the subpoena for the president to testify at the brago trial. as in former illinois governor
that worked for them. and it forced the employers to confirm residency status and ninth circuit upheld it. private employers, this is law enforcement, the fact is it is a supremacy clause argument, it is the province of the federal government, i m very optimistic about this litigation and i m i would like to see the attorney general involved in this. interesting. the statute is compatible with the federal law, this is the federal law. it s the law you cannot be an illegal immigrant in the united states, that s law. we re not going to agree with this. and texas just signed a very similar act, fred. it s the responsibility of congress, not the states. so perhaps this legislation and this argument is an indicator that maybe some other modifications might be made before it is indeed actually enforced later on.