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they can now give you the ticket and throw you in jail until you can prove you are a citizen. They now have that legal power.
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A REASONABLE ATTEMPT SHALL BE
25 MADE, WHEN PRACTICABLE, TO DETERMINE THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THE PERSON,
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Throwing people in jail is not a reasonable attempt when practical by any stretch of the imagination.
But if you've actually been arrested for something, they will determine your immigration status before you are released. That what it says.
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27 PERSON WHO IS ARRESTED SHALL HAVE THE PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS DETERMINED
28 BEFORE THE PERSON IS RELEASED. THE PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE
29 VERIFIED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION
30 1373(c).
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If I ever get arrested, having to rattle off my soc. sec. number will be the least of my concerns.