The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on the legality of HB 56, the Alabama immigration law, on Thursday, March 1, according to WBRC. (The Eleventh Circuit famously avoids publishing its calendar on its website, so we’re forced to rely on third parties for these kinds of details.)

The law – which mandates public school immigration status checks, criminalizes transporting undocumented immigrants, requires E-Verify checks of all potential employees’ status, and instructs police to check the immigration status of stopped person suspected of being an undocumented immigrant – has faced mounting obstacles between federal injunctions and public outcry.

The Alabama immigration law, which has been called the toughest state immigration policy in the country, is posed to fail in light of the previous injunction and state lawmakers’ scramble to fix complicated provisions. If the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals considers the economic impact of the Alabama immigration law along with the constitutionality, the law’s chances of survival are even slimmer. According to a recent Bloomberg report, HB 56 will shrink Alabama’s economy by at least $2.3 billion annually and will cost the state at least 70,000 jobs.

Related Resources:

  • SCOTUS To Hear Arizona v. US: State Immigration Laws in Trouble? (FindLaw’s Supreme Court Blog)
  • Alabama Immigration Law Protesters Receive Suspended Sentences (Montgomery Advertiser)
  • DOJ Files Emergency Appeal to Block Alabama Immigration Law (FindLaw’s Eleventh Circuit blog)
  • Can Feds Block Alabama Immigration Law? (FindLaw’s Law & Daily Life)

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