Arizona police see immigration law as enforcement headache
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With officers across Arizona forced to walk a tightrope of legal complexity, cash-strapped municipalities also worry they could soon be defending a flurry of lawsuits by the federal government, civil rights activists and irate motorists — distracting police from their main goal of fighting crime.
"We absolutely expect lawsuits on both sides of this issue," said Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villasenor. "This will result in our officers being tied up in court rather than working on the streets to reduce crime."
John Bennett, president of the Arizona Assn. of Chiefs of Police, said he expected "bumps in the road" in executing the new law.
"On the street, who knows what's going to happen?" he said. "We're going to enforce this law. There may be problems, but no matter what you do as a police department, you're always subject to litigation."
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