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During the morning hearing, Bolton told lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union that she's required to consider blocking only parts of the law, not the entire statute as they had requested. She said the law has a section allowing parts to still take effect even if other parts are struck down.
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The state law requires police officers to determine the immigration status of a person if the officer has "reasonable suspicion" that the person is in the country illegally.
"How can a police officer make a determination that a person has committed a removable offense when that decision can only be made by a federal judge?" Bolton asked.
Bouma responded that the person's status will be reported to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and "they'll decide what to do with them."