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Status check during any "lawful contact," if they have reasonable suspicion a person is an illegal immigrant. it replaces "lawful contact" with "lawful stop, detention or arrest." they may not stop people without cause. it removes the word "solely" from the phrase, "shall not investigate complaints that are based solely on race, color or national origin." that is intended to remove fears about racial profiling. some in law enforcement say confusion will persist. >> it puts my officers in a very ...

Say confusion will persist. >> it puts my officers in a very difficult position. if they enforce the law or if they dont enforce the law. so theyre being put in a place where if they enforce state law, theyre going to be sued because theyre violating federal law. if they abide by federal statute, theyre going to be sued because theyre not enforcing the state law. >> reporter: friday brewer signed the revised version of the law. here outside governor brewers office at the arizona state capitol, w...

Origin. even so, some in law enforcement say confusion will persist. >> it puts my officers in a very difficult position. if they enforce the law or if they dont enforce the law. so theyre being put in a place where if they enforce state law, theyre going to be sued because theyre violating federal law. if they abide by federal statute, theyre going to be sued because theyre not enforcing the state law. >> reporter: friday brewer signed the revised version of the law. >> casey wian is live for u...

They dont enforce the law. so theyre being put in a place where if they enforce state law, theyre going to be sued, because theyre violating federal law. if they abide by federal statute, theyre going to be sued because theyre not enforcing the state law. >> reporter: friday brewer signed receipt vised version of the law. now, there was an incident late yesterday afternoon that is certain to intensify all of this debate. a sheriffs deputy in arizona halfway between phoenix and tucson and in an a...