In one of the suits filed Thursday, a Tucson police officer, Martin Escobar, 45, a 15-year veteran, claims the law, which requires officers "when practicable" to stop and check the legal status of people they reasonably suspect may be illegal immigrants, would compel him to racially profile.
The law — barring expected legal challenges before it takes effect this summer — also gives the local police broad powers to check documentation "when practicable" of anyone they reasonably suspect is an illegal immigrant.
Now, Latinos and several police chiefs say they worry that the law, which requires the police, "when practicable" and if they have reasonable suspicion, to check the immigration status of people they stop, detain or arrest for another reason, will widen a chasm of trust that they have struggled to close.
The 8am timing was not suitable, she wrote, nor was it practicable to ring church bells for three minutes.
We need to seek solutions that are viable, sustainable and practicable to end senior hunger.
Unfortunately, it was not practicable to examine these infected tissues by electron microscopy.
Therefore, it is not practicable to improve model validity based on applicability domain.
It is not practicable to present a definitive, unequivocal value for each activity as each encompasses a range of alternatives.
It was not practicable to extend the recruitment period further.
Such arrangements will be accommodated, if it is practicable to do so, on an individual basis.
