蒙大拿非营利组织以宪法和特征分析方面的关切为由,对允许警察在交通停留期间检查移民身份的法律提起诉讼。
Montana nonprofit sues over law letting police check immigration status during traffic stops, citing constitutional and profiling concerns.
蒙大拿非盈利人士,河谷邻居,因众议院第278号法案对州提起诉讼,该法案允许警察在交通停留期间以合理怀疑检查移民身份。
A Montana nonprofit, Valley Neighbors, has sued the state over House Bill 278, which allows police to check immigration status during traffic stops with reasonable suspicion.
该法自10月1日起生效,要求向联邦当局举报无证件个人。
The law, effective October 1, requires reporting undocumented individuals to federal authorities.
诉讼要求违反了《蒙大拿宪法》,因为法律允许以种族和族裔划线,并列举了合法存在的个人,包括一名委内瑞拉男子和一名洪都拉斯母亲和女儿,在轻微交通停留后被拘留的案件。
The lawsuit claims the law violates the Montana Constitution by enabling racial and ethnic profiling, citing cases where legally present individuals, including a Venezuelan man and a Honduran mother and daughter, were detained after minor traffic stops.
批评者,包括执法团体,认为这项任务转移了公共安全的注意力,给各机构造成不公平的负担。
Critics, including law enforcement groups, argue the mandate distracts from public safety and imposes an unfair burden on agencies.