Not content to let the fight against the SB 1070 be handled by the federal government alone, immigrant rights activists turned out across the country yesterday on the day the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case to demand an end to Arizona’s SB 1070. Outside the Supreme Court yesterday, hundreds gathered to protest Arizona’s law. A few hours later, hundreds more community members gathered in Phoenix with the same message. Immigrant families and activists, carrying a banner that read: “ICE, Stop Deporting Arpaio’s Victims. Not One More. No SB 1070. No S-Comm. No Arpaio” stood boldly in front of immigration offices to protest the law. In Arizona, protests ended with nine arrests, AZfamily.com reported. SB 1070 requires law enforcement officers to question anyone they suspect may be undocumented, and allows police officers to detain someone while they’re determining their legal status…
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