Skip to content

HB 56

News

HB56 Moves out of Senate Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, May 13, the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee voted to give a favorable report to HB 56, which protects judges from being forced to participate in any marriage ceremony which violates their conscious. HB56 is sponsored by State Representative Jim Hill (R-Odenville). Hill is a longtime St. Clair … Continued
/
May 14, 2015

More of HB 56 Is Blocked

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Three years ago, the Alabama Republican supermajority, from both Houses of the Alabama legislature, responding to an anti-illegal immigration wave across the State spearheaded by dozens of Tea Party groups who were demanding action on the illegal aliens issue, passed the nation’s toughest state anti-illegal immigration law. The highly … Continued
/
October 15, 2014

Group Focuses on Increasing Latino Voter Participation in Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The United States is a republic, which selects its leaders through representative democracy. The not-so-secret truth, is that the people who show up to vote are the people who pick the representatives for all of us. The Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ) recognizes that not enough Hispanic citizens … Continued
/
September 4, 2014

Alabama Immigrant Activists Block Entrance of Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, March 25, seven undocumented Alabama residents and supporters locked themselves together in front of the entrance of the Etowah County Detention Center as part of a national campaign demanding that President Obama use his executive authority to stop deportations. The group announced in a press release that … Continued
/
March 25, 2014

HB 56 Critic: Vargas Goes to Work for White House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama drew national attention following the passage of House Bill 56, the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act. One of the many pro-immigrant groups which focused on the Alabama Law has been the National Immigration Forum. Their Director of Communications, Katherine Vargas sent numerous statements to ‘The Alabama … Continued
/
April 30, 2013

Alabama Sued for Allegedly “Blacklisting” Illegal Aliens

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The National Immigration Law Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a suit against the State of Alabama on behalf of four illegal aliens accused of fishing without a license on Thursday. The coalition of civil rights groups say that the case is … Continued
/
February 11, 2013

Republicans Say 11th Circuit Court Ruling Upholds Parts of HB 56

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter After the beating that the Arizona Law took from the U.S. Supreme Court, Alabama Republicans knew that some provisions of Alabama’s landmark anti-illegal immigration law, HB 56 were going to be overturned by the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta; but many Republican leaders issued statements announcing … Continued
/
August 21, 2012

Immigrant Supporters Cheer Eleventh Circuit Ruling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, the 11th Federal Circuit Court of Appeals blocked many of the provisions in Alabama and Georgia’s anti-illegal immigration laws. The National Immigration Law Center (NILC), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alabama, the ACLU of Georgia, the Asian Law Caucus, the Asian American Justice Center, MALDEF, Latino … Continued
/
August 21, 2012

Sewell Responds to Supreme Court’s Arizona Decision

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned three of four challenged provisions of Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration law, SB 1070.  Most observers think that this will impact Alabama’s similar anti-illegal immigration legislation, HB 56.  Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D) from Selma, who has been vocal opponent of state anti-illegal immigration legislation, released … Continued
/
June 27, 2012

Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice Says U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Is Major Blow to Anti-Immigrant Laws

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, The Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ) is celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Arizona’s controversial anti-illegal immigration law.  The group said that the decision “is a major blow to anti-immigration legislation across the country including Alabama’s own notorious law, HB 56.”  The Supreme Court ruling … Continued
/
June 26, 2012